by Samantha Libraty Nine seniors were recognized as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists for their high scores on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) last year, according to vice principal Midge Connolly.

by Kayla Shore You arrive at the test center, clutching your admission ticket, three freshly sharpened number two pencils, a calculator and four replacement batteries. You have done everything you can to prepare for today (including 15 hours of prep classes and eight practice tests), but that is no guarantee that something will not go terribly, horribly wrong and doom you to rejection from every university.

by Ryan Condon Students who earned high marks on the PSAT have qualified as semi-finalists for the National Merit Scholarship and are now applying to become finalists, said assistant principal Deborah Holman. If students become finalists, they qualify for one of many awards and scholarships sponsored by colleges, corporate sponsors and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds, according to the National Merit website.