Nine LSMSA Students Commended by National Merit Scholarship Corporation
LSMSA recognizes 9 students for outstanding performance.
Executive Director of the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) Steve Horton announced today that nine LSMSA students have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program. The recognized students are: Belle Brown, Christian Bouton, Derek Dupre, Lucile Fonseca, Camille Hollier, Kathryn Lee, Jason Min, Sara Mixon, and Jessica Robinson. A letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2020 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 2020 competition by taking the 2018 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.”
Left to right: Belle Brown, Christian Bouton, Camille Hollier, Kathryn Lee, Sara Mixon and Jessica Robinson. (not pictured: Derek Dupre, Lucile Fonseca, Jason Min)
Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts (LSMSA) is the preeminent state-supported residential high school with competitive admissions for Louisiana's high-achieving, highly-motivated sophomores, juniors, and seniors. As a public school, there is no tuition to attend, and assistance from the LSMSA Foundation ensures the program is available to all qualifying students regardless of family financial need.