Press release
Athens High School seniors Eli McCool and Mollie Davies are among a very select number of students across the United States to be named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. Only a handful of other AHS students have achieved similar status over the years.
“It’s an honor to recognize these two students,” said AHS Principal Jami Ivey during Monday night’s school board meeting. “They placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition.”
Competitors were evaluated based on their 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of education excellence in our nation,” stated an NMSC spokesperson.