(Evanston, Illinois) Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) announced that Junction City High School senior, John Gillies has been named a finalist in the 57th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. His selection continues his eligibility to compete for some of the more than $34 million in scholarships that will be offered this spring.
About 1.5 million juniors took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
Gillies will compete for one of 2,500 National Merit $2500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state representational basis.
Junction City High School had two winners in 2008 when both JJ Rominger-Watts and Joe Junker each won $2500 in National Merit scholarships. |