Media Advisory For Immediate Release
September 22, 2009

Five Collegiate Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
Seniors rank among nation’s brightest in national competition

LOUISVILLE, KY. – Louisville Collegiate School announced today the selection of five students from the Class of 2010 who have qualified as Semifinalists in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program. National Merit Scholars are eligible to receive monetary support towards the cost of college tuition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

Taylor Hodge, Matthew Kubicki, Drew Mattingly, Trevor Slaton, and Kelley Walton earn this distinct honor along with 16,000 high school seniors nationwide.

“We are proud to recognize the achievement of these five individuals, as they are an example of the talented and gifted students we educate daily,”said Head of School, Scott Prince. “We look forward to supporting their candidacy to finalists in the competition.”

Averaging approximately 1.4 million entrants a year, the National Merit Scholarship Competition recognizes students with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index Scores. Students are tested in areas covering critical reading, mathematics, and writing skills. Collegiate’s five semifinalists scored in the 99th percentile of the competition.

Over the last 8 years, nearly 25% of Collegiate’s graduates have been recognized in the National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Semifinalists are chosen on a state-by-state basis to ensure that all
areas of the United States are represented in this highly selective talent pool. All five will now work to advance to the Finalist round by meeting high academic standards and fulfilling a series of requirements set forth by the competition.

Louisville Collegiate School is a JK-12, co-ed independent day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.

Louisville Collegiate School is a JK-12, co-ed independent day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. Its Upper School features 204 students in grades 9-12 and an average class size of 13 students.

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Louisville Collegiate School
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