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Show Moab Student Named Semifinalist For National Merit Scholarship Principal Jest on S. Blcw-itt Blcw-itt has nnounced that a student at GCIIS has been named Semifinalist in the 19G7-GS National Merit Scholarship Program. . The student is John Edward Riley, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack fUley, a senior at the school. The 1-1.000 Somifinalists lipp.raited thmuliout the ination have advanced to locond step in the compe-hition compe-hition for about 2.900 Merit .scholarships, valued at nxrc than S8 million, to be awarded in 1S. Sem-ifinalists scored the highest in each state on the National Merit Scholar ship Qualifying Test given last February. They constituted con-stituted less than one percent per-cent -cf die graduating sec ondary school seniors in the nation. The Semifinalists are young people of high intellectual intel-lectual potential, according to John M. Stalnaker, president of the National Merit Scholarship Corpora tion. "From this group will come future leaders of business, industry, and the professions," he said. f'These student deserve credit and honor. They nave put forth the effort to develop their abilities and to attain academic success. They bring honor to their families, who deserve de-serve much credit, as do their teachers and their icommunities. Their future success, however, will de-fend de-fend iin2reasdngly upon their ability to become pro 'ductive at the high intel lectual levels of which they are capable." Semifinalsts must advance ad-vance to Finalist standing to be considered for Merit Scholarship, since all winners win-ners .will be selected from the Finalist group. Semi-fmatisits Semi-fmatisits become Finalists by receiving the endorsement endorse-ment of their schools, taking tak-ing a second examination, and submiUing information informa-tion about their achievements achieve-ments and interests. Every Semifinalist who becomes a Finalist will be considered for one of a-bout a-bout 2,400 four-year Merit Scholarships financed by some 400 corporations, foundations, colleges, unions, un-ions, trusts, professional associations, other organizations, organ-izations, and individual, and by NMSC itself. In addition, about 500 onetime one-time National Merit $100 Scholarships will be a-warded a-warded for the first time in 1968. Winners of four-year Merit Scholarships may receive re-ceive up to $1,500 a year for four college years, depending de-pending on their individual need. Winners of the National Na-tional Merit $100 Scholarships Scholar-ships will receive one-time grants of $1,000 upon enrollment en-rollment in college. High school grades, accomplishments ac-complishments leadership qualities, extracurricular activities, and school citizenship citi-zenship of the Finalists axe evaluated, along with test scores, in selecting Merit Scholarship winners. Names of the Merit Scholars in the 1967-68 Merit Program will be a'n- nounced by early May 1968. More than 15,900 students have received Merit Scholarships in the twelve annual programs to dale. Over $52 million in financial assistance to Scholars and their colleges has been expended or committed com-mitted through the Merit Program to date. |