MANHATTAN - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named three Manhattan High School students as Commended Students.

Garric Nowlin, Sydney Rivera and Ryan Thein were named Commended Students based on their academic achievements and their outstanding performances on the qualifying tests used for the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Students who have taken the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Text(PSAT/NMSQT) during the previous school year are eligible to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program.&nbsp;

The NMSC chooses approximately 34,000 students of the 50,000 highest scorers and names them as Commended Students based on their high scores.

NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with&nbsp;its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the national’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

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 </figure>By BECKY GOFFLittle Apple PostMANHATTAN - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has named three Manhattan High School students as Commended Students.Garric Nowlin, Sydney Rivera and Ryan Thein were named Commended Students based on their academic achievements and their outstanding performances on the qualifying tests used for the National Merit Scholarship Program.Students who have taken the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Text(PSAT/NMSQT) during the previous school year are eligible to enter the National Merit Scholarship Program.&nbsp;The NMSC chooses approximately 34,000 students of the 50,000 highest scorers and names them as Commended Students based on their high scores.NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with&nbsp;its own funds and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the national’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.

3 MHS students named Commended Students by National Merit Scholarship Corporation