Cactus Shadows announces commended students in National Merit program
Independent Newsmedia
Posted 10/17/19
Cactus Shadows High School announced Kendall Fender, Grover Greenberg, Jacob LaRue and Taylor Rotenberg have been named commended students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Cactus Shadows announces commended students in National Merit program
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Cactus Shadows High School announced Kendall Fender, Grover Greenberg, Jacob LaRue and Taylor Rotenberg have been named commended students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
"I am very proud of our Commended Students," Principal Jim Swetter said in a prepared statement. "I think their recognition highlights the great students that we have at Cactus Shadows. Being named a Commended students is a tremendous accomplishment."
About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, according to a press release.
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 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
"Congratulations to our very accomplished students," Superintendent Dr. Debbi Burdick said in a prepared statement. "They are exemplars for our student body."
A spokesperson for NMSC said commended students represent a valuable national resource and recognizing their academic achievements is vital.
"We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success," the spokesperson said.
