Princeton NJ Schools Press Releases

Stuart Seniors Recognized by National Merit Scholarship Corporation

PRINCETON, NJ, November 7, 2011 – Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart announced today that five Stuart students have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) for outstanding performance on the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT^®). Over 1.5 million juniors in 22,000 high schools nationwide entered the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Christina Chun of West Windsor and Juliana Karp of Princeton have been named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program and will have the opportunity to compete for up to 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 Million in the spring. The semifinalist pool of 16,000 represents less than one percent of US high school seniors, and includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

Jennifer Liu of Pennington and Alisha Mehndiratta of Skillman have been named Commended Students in the National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and NMSC were presented by Mrs. Anne Soos, Head of Upper School, to these scholastically talented seniors. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation placed among the top five percent of students who took the test.

Tilar Martin of Princeton has been named an Outstanding Participant in the National Achievement Scholarship Program, a program administered by the NMSC specifically to honor academically promising Black American high school students. 3,100 students scored in the top 3 percent of more than 160,000 Black Americans who requested consideration in the 2012 National Achievement Program when they took the 2010 PSAT/ NMSQT^®. A recognition certificate has been presented to Ms. Martin in honor of her outstanding achievement.
            “I am so proud of our young women. This remarkable achievement goes above and beyond all they accomplish at Stuart,” said Dr. Patty Fagin, Head of School at Stuart. “Recognition by NMSC demonstrates they are well prepared to excel academically as they proceed towards successful college careers.”

Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart seniors have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation for academic achievement. Pictured from left to right: Christina Chun of West Windsor, Juliana Karp of Princeton, Alisha Mehndiratta of Skillman, Tilar Martin of Princeton, and Jennifer Liu of Pennington.

About Stuart: Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart is an independent college preparatory school for girls in kindergarten through grade 12 in Princeton, New Jersey. Stuart also has a co-ed pre-school and junior kindergarten program. Now celebrating its 48th year, Stuart prepares young women for exceptional leadership and service through a challenging and innovative curriculum, superb teaching, and individualized attention. Part of an international community of Sacred Heart schools, Stuart is an independent Catholic school that embraces students of all faiths and backgrounds, helping them to become accomplished and committed women with the confidence and passion for justice to transform the world.