Area October 14, 2009 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 9 Mahwah student becomes National Merit Semifinalist Mahwah High School student Alyse Volino has been named a National Merit Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. The National Merit Scholarship has now determined which of the 16,000 Semifinalists named in September 2009 have met all requirements to advance to Finalist standing in the competition. All Finalists will be considered for National Merit Scholarships to be offered in 2010. More than 1.5 million students in over 22,000 U.S. high schools entered the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program when they were juniors by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists was designated on a state representational basis; the number of Semifinalists, which represents less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state’s percentage of the national total of graduating seniors. About 90 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to become Finalists, and all Merit Scholars will be chosen from this exceptionally able group. Selection will be made on the basis of professional evaluations of the finalists’ abilities, accomplishments, and personal attributes considered important for success in rigorous college studies. Seven commended Seven seniors from Ramsey High School have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. Some 34,000 Commended Students nationwide are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. The seven Ramsey High students placed among the top five percent of more than one million students who entered the 2009 scholarship program by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test in October of their junior year. The honorees include (front row: Anne-Sophie Gerald, Adriana Pollak, Euna Park, and Sarah Butler and (back row): Robert Davis, Seth Sacher, and Joseph Tumulty. ����������� Alyse Volino with Mahwah High School Principal John P. Pascale Hair Care �������� �������� ����������������� ����������������� �������������� ��������� �������� ����������� ��������������� ���������� � ������� ������� ������������� ����� � ������������� ����� ��� ��������� ����������������������������������� �������������� ��������������������� ���������������������� WE’RE ���������� BACK Halloween Store 15% OFF www.MerryHalloween.com Choose from thousands of costumes & accessories Dogs - Infants - Kids - Teens - Adults Funny to Scary - Conservative to Sexy We Have It All all purchases through OCTOBER 21, 2009 We Accept All Competitors Coupons • Only one coupon per customer AVO HIGHWID AYS 201-891-9666 693 Wyckoff Avenue (Entrance by Wyckoff YMCA) 201-644-0285 350 Ramapo Valley Rd. (Rt.202) Oakland, NJ (Coppertree Mall) Wyckoff, NJ