Elwood Boasts Two National Merit Finalists

The Elwood Union Free School District announced it has two finalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students Kelsey Hackett and Bridget Leighton are among the top 15,000 students throughout the nation who are being acknowledged for their exceptional academic achievement.

These students placed among the top five percent of more then 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

All winners of Merit Scholarship awards are chosen from the finalist group based on their abilities, skills and accomplishments. NMSC selectors evaluate students on a variety highly competitive criteria, including the finalist’s academic record, information about the school’s curricula and grading system, two sets of test scores, the high school official’s written recommendation, information about the student’s activities and leadership, and the Finalist’s own essay.

Beginning in March and continuing to mid-June, NMSC notifies approximately 7,600 Finalists at their home addresses that they have been selected to receive a Merit Scholarship award.

Photo Courtesy of the Elwood School District: Elwood-John H. Glenn High School students Bridget Leighton (left) and Kelsey Hackett (right) were named finalists in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

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