February 9, 2006

FOUR MOORESTOWN FRIENDS STUDENTS NAMED NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS

MOORESTOWN, NJ – Four Moorestown Friends School seniors have been named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program based on their academic performance, a recommendation from the school’s Director of College Guidance and their test scores on the PSAT (Preliminary Scholastic Achievement Test) and SAT (Scholastic Achievement Test).  They are among 15,000 students nationwide to earn the prestigious distinction, which will allow them to compete for a select set of National Merit Scholarships to colleges and universities.

Named as finalists were Ryan Mulligan of Westampton, Mario Ponticello of Medford, Nina Schuchman of Mount Laurel and Ben Spielberg of Westmont. Fewer than one percent of U.S. high school seniors receive the distinction.

Earlier, eight MFS students were named National Merit Commended Students based on their test scores on the PSAT/NMSQT or Preliminary SAT/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of those taking the PSAT test.

Taken together, that means one-sixth of the senior class at Moorestown Friends School received National Merit recognition. MFS has the highest SAT scores in South Jersey, according to the 2005 Philadelphia Inquirer Report Card on the Schools.