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NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION
MES | 560 Sherman Avenue, Suite 200, Evanston, Illinois 60201-4897 (847) 866-5100

September 2020
For immediate release by the school

COMMENDED STUDENTS IN THE 2021 NATIONAL MERIT® SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

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announced today that Castga Bagdaratian has (have) been named (a) Commended
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Student(s) in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the

 

school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be
presented by the principal to this (these) scholastically talented senior(s).

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their
exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2021 competition for
National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of
more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary
SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for
academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These students represent a valuable
national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in
their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation.
We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them
as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”

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