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National and International

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named seven Baltimore County Public Schools students as semifinalists in its 2010 National Achievement Scholarship Program. The program recognizes scholastically talented African American students nationwide and provides approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship® awards worth $2.6 million. More than 1,600 students were named semifinalists on September 30. Approximately 1,300 are expected to fulfill additional requirements and advance to the finalist level. Next spring, scholarship awardees will be selected from the finalist group. Based on their performance on the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, the following BCPS students were named semifinalists:

• Maya J. Torain of Catonsville High School
• Leila F. Kurman and Elise M. Myers of George Washington Carver Center for Arts and Technology
• Paula Maouyo of Parkville High School
• Pamela I. Amaechi, Hannah Ashenafi, and Natalie K. Francis of Towson High School

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation identified 22 Baltimore County Public Schools students from six high schools as semifinalists in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The honored students are:

Catonsville High School
Alexander F. Czajkowski
Samuel C. Gruber
Peyton E. Johnson
Sean M. Konig
Emily J. Renda
Keenan Sunderwirth
William D. Warshaw

Dulaney High School
Nathaniel G. Dordai
Rachel M. Evans
Danna Xu

Eastern Technical High School
Kathleen A. Connor

Hereford High School
Nick E. Turner

Pikesville High School
Jason P. Greenberg
Alexander S. Li
Kelly B. Zafman

Towson High School
Sarah L. Chase
Abigail Fessler
Jacob C. Helmers
Katherine E. Mersinger
Eva Metz
Alan E. O'Donnell
Alexander B. Robinson

Local, state, and regional

The Maryland Higher Education Commission has named 36 Baltimore County Public Schools students as finalists in its Maryland Distinguished Scholar Program. The program honors students for their academic achievements, talent in the arts, or for achieving finalist status in the National Merit/National Achievement Scholarship Program. Maryland Distinguished Scholar finalists are eligible for scholarships of $3,000 per year for up to four years if they attend higher education institutions in Maryland. Semifinalists are alternates for the scholarship. In Baltimore County Public Schools, 46 students were named semifinalists and 351 received honorable mentions.
The BCPS students named finalists (and their high schools) are:

Academic Finalists
Sarah L. Chase, Towson
Melinda Chen, Towson
Elizabeth J. Choi, Loch Raven
Alexander Czajkowski, Catonsville
Eric A. Endres, Hereford
Sophia Gauthier, Dulaney
Samuel Gruber, Catonsville
Jacob C. Helmers, Towson
Camille Hochheimer, Catonsville
Peyton Johnson, Catonsville
Gregory A. Kufera, Hereford
Paula M. Maouyo, Parkville
John M. McManus, Towson
Katherine E. Mersinger, Towson
Elizabeth J. Neu, Hereford
Emily Renda, Catonsville
Jaclyn M. Rosenberg, Owings Mills
David J. Scherr, Pikesville
Erin T. Spencer, Hereford
Keenan Sunderwirth, Catonsville
William Warshaw, Catonsville
Kelly B. Zafman, Pikesville

Arts Finalists
Sondra W. Boyle, Instr. Music, Catonsville
Tyler A. Brown, Dance, Carver
Adam Lafon, Visual Art, Carver
Lindsey M. Mack, Visual Art, Patapsco
Kelsey L. Marshall, Visual Art, Parkville
Harry J. Mikula, Visual Art, Patapsco
Anthony G. Paige, Visual Art, Sparrows Point
Lauren Pellerito, Visual Art, Carver
Lydia B. Pettit, Visual Art, Carver
Emma A. Popp, Visual Art, Towson
Vincent A. Sandroni, Vocal Music, Parkville
Stephanie J. Victorine, Visual Art, Patapsco
Adam C. Weiner, Visual Art, Carver
Gregory J. Wood, Dance, Carver

A list of BCPS students who qualified as Maryland Distinguished Scholar semifinalists and honorable mentions is here.

The Baltimore County Public Schools Office of Communications is always eager to hear about and promote good news about the system, schools, students, teachers, and staff. Please share achievements and good news by e-mailing communications@bcps.org. Every year, we celebrate BCPS achievements through Board of Education Recognition ceremonies (November, February, and April), Maryland State Department of Education School Achievement Celebration (January/February), Teacher of the Year (May), and the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence in Education (May). Information about nominating individuals for 2005-2006 school year awards will soon be available online.