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Rizzitano “commended” in National Merit Scholarship Program

Huntington- Ariana M. Rizzitano  has been named a Commended Student in the 2007 National Merit Scholarship Program.  A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Meric Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program was presented by Principal Kathleen McSweeney to this scholastically talented senior.

Nationally, about 34,000 commended students are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.  Although they will not continue in the 2007 competition for Meric Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.4 million students who entered the 2007 competition by taking the 2005 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

“Recognition of academically talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “The young people being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program.  We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and that they will continue to pursue scholastic excellence.”

Rizzitano is a senior at Gateway Regional High School.  She is the daughter of Maryann Walsh of Middlefield.