Cockeysville Students Win National Honors

Two Cockeysville high school students were honored as commended students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Sara Mostafa and William Harrison, both of McDonogh School in Owings Mills, were among the approximately 34,000 commended students nationwide who placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students entered in the competition, according to a press release. 

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation website states that commended students do not continue in the competition to win National Merit scholarships, but some do receive scholarships from corporations and buisnesses. 

High school students across the nation entered the 2012 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.