JHS Senior Named National Achievement Scholarship Semifinalist

JHS senior Steffan Triplett is a Semifinalist in the 46th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program. There are approximately 1,600 Black American high school seniors who have been designated Semifinalists. These scholastically talented high school seniors will have the opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards, worth some $2.6 million, that will be offered next spring.

Approximately 1,300 Semifinalists are expected to fulfill additional requirements and advance to the Finalist level in the 2010 program. All Achievement Scholar awardees will be selected from the Finalist group on the basis of their abilities, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

The National Achievement Scholarship Program, conducted by NMSC, is a privately financed academic competition that operates without government assistance. It was initiated in 1964 to recognize academically promising black students throughout the nation and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding program participants. To date, over 29,500 young men and women have received Achievement Scholarship awards worth $94 million.

 

posted 10/05/09