District Seniors Score in Top One Percent of the Country

Five Mehlville School District high school students scored in the top one percent of the country's seniors after taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. 

Nathan Quinn from and Clarisse Caliman, Alex Mathews, Charles Meyer and Stephen Ream from all scored well on the test and are now semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship program. The five seniors will go on to compete for a National Merit college scholarship. 

“The National Merit Scholarship is one of the most prestigious honors awarded in our nation, and Mehlville High School is thrilled for Nathan Quinn to have been named as a semifinalist,” said MHS Principal Dr. Denise Swanger in a release. “Of course Nathan possesses phenomenal test scores and a top GPA, but he also exhibits much more than just high numbers. Nathan runs cross country and track and exudes incredible character... Nathan aspires to obtain degrees in pre-law, politics and ethics and is applying to Yale and Harvard. He is very deserving of this award, and we are very proud to have him represent Mehlville High School in this competition!”

Aside from acheiving high test scores, the students are endorsed by their high school administration and have to earn top grades. They must also be involved in leadership activities in the school and community. 

“Oakville High School is very proud of these four gifted students. It a prestigious honor to be recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Program and a testament to the hard work and dedication of these four students,” said OHS Principal Jan Kellerman. “Their high scores on the PSAT are truly an academic accomplishment shared by only the upper one percent of all students across the country who took this test.”