Hanover Park High School
Semifinalist and Commended Students
In The 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program

Hanover Park senior Carolyn Zhu (semifinalist) and seniors Matthew Fu,
Evans Patel, and Jeffrey Wang (Commended Students).

Hanover Park High School is proud to announce that senior Carolyn Zhu of East Hanover was named a Semifinalist in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program of 2012. Zhu is among only 16,000 high school seniors in the entire country to earn this recognition. This nationwide pool of Semifinalists represents less than one percent of US high school seniors.

The principal, Thomas Callanan, of Hanover Park High School, also announced that three Hanover Park High School seniors of East Hanover, Matthew Fu, Evans Patel, and Jeffrey Wang, have been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program. 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.

Background

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2012 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students place among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students.
Both Semifinalists and Commended Students entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“The young men and women being named 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.”