Milton High School seniors Alexa McKenzie and Josh Rosmarin were recently awarded $2,500 National Merit Scholarships.

These two members of the MHS 2008 graduating class were among only 2,500 students nationwide to receive this unique academic distinction.

from the National Merit Scholarship program press release:

Scholar selection was based on committee members’ appraisal of a substantial amount of information submitted by Finalists and their high schools. Evaluated were each Finalist’s academic record, including difficulty level of subject studied and grades earned; scores from two standardized tests; contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay describing interests and goals; and the recommendation written by a high school official.

This year’s competition for National Merit Scholarships began in October 2006 when more than 1.4 million juniors in over 21,000 high schools took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), . . . Only the 16,000 Semifinalists had an opportunity to contnue in the competition. (read the full release)

Congratulations to Alexa and Josh!