Huntsville City Schools PSAT and National Merit Update Leigh Ann Brown Sheri Crigger Cedric Delbridge District College & Career Counselors September 15, 2016

National Merit Scholarship Corporation Has Named Semifinalists in the 2017 Competition Class of 2017 15 – Grissom High School 3 – Huntsville High School 2 – New Century Technology High School Previous years (Total for HCS) Class of 2016 – 13 Class of 2015 – 15 Class of 2014 – 18 Class of 2013 – 14 Class of 2012 – 12

There Are Five High Schools in Alabama with Ten or More National Merit Semifinalists in 2017 Alabama has 213 Semifinalists 17 – Vestavia Hills High School 15 – Grissom High School 15 – Mountain Brook High School 12 – Bob Jones High School 10 – Homewood High School

Huntsville City Schools Has Great Representation in the National Merit Scholarship Competition In Our Area 20 – Huntsville City 15 – Madison City 3 – Madison County 4 – Decatur City 7 – Private Schools

Semifinalists Apply to Become Finalists by Submitting a Substantial Online Application Requirements to move forward to Finalist Continue to meet program entry requirements U.S. Citizen or legal resident Fully endorsed by school principal Consistent record of high academic performance Complete the NMSC application (including activities, essay, and teacher recommendation) Take the SAT to confirm the score

The PSAT Will Be Administered to All HCS Sophomores and Juniors October 19, 2016 PSAT/NMSQT- Preliminary SAT and National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test PSAT data will be used to identify and support rising Juniors who may enter National Merit Competition Juniors must take the PSAT to enter National Merit Competition during Senior year