Mackenzie Bockhold, a junior at St. Bernard Prep School,
recently qualified to advance in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program
competition. Bockhold was among the
50,000 highest-scoring participants of some 1.5 million program entrants.
In October of 2012
St. Bernard juniors took the PSAT/NMSQT which is the National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying test. Students
with a selection Index score of 203 or above have qualified.
Of the more than 50,000 high scorers nationwide, about
16,000 will be named National Merit Program Semifinalists, representing the top
scholars in each state, and approximately 34,000 others will be commended for
the performance on the PSAT/NMSQT.
Semifinalists and Commended Students in the 2014 national Merit Program
will learn of their standing in September.
Semifinalists will be the only students who will have an opportunity to
continue in the competition for about 8,300 National Merit Scholarships to be
offered in 2014.
Headmaster, John Tekulve has known Mackenzie since her 7th
grade year at St. Bernard. “Mackenzie
possesses great intelligence but, more importantly, she is a disciplined
student, “ Tekulve said. “She has capitalized
on her God given abilities by being a dedicated student who demands excellence
from herself. I am proud of Mackenzie’s achievements and am sure that many more will follow.”
Bockhold is the
daughter of Donald and Sandi Bockhold of Cullman.
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