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 Two Greenville County Schools students have been named Semifinalists in the 45th annual Achievement Scholarship competition by the National Achievement Scholarship Program. They are Sebastian Grier from J. L. Mann High Academy and Sherika S. Redmond from Southside High. These students were among more than 1,600 Black American high school seniors who received the honor.
These scholastically talented students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 scholarships worth over $2.6 million to be awarded next spring. The National Achievement Program, conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), is a privately financed academic competition that operates without government assistance. It was initiated in 1964 to recognize academically promising black students throughout the nation and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding program participants. To date, over 27,800 young men and women have received Achievement Scholarship awards worth more than $91 million. About the Competition More than 150,000 high school juniors from all parts of the United States requested consideration in the 2009 National Achievement Program when they took the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®). Semifinalists were designated within geographic regions and are the highest-scoring program entrants in the states that make up each region. To advance to the Finalist level in the competition, Semifinalists must present a record of high academic performance throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the PSAT/NMSQT performance. National Achievement Scholarships Every Finalist will compete for one of the 700 one-time National Achievement $2,500 Scholarships, which will be awarded on a regional representation basis. In addition, corporate and business sponsors will underwrite about 100 Achievement Scholarship awards for Finalists who meet criteria set by the grantor. NMSC will release the names of scholarship winners to news media in early April. (Image provided by Greenville County Schools.)
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