PHOTO COURTESY TOWN AND COUNTRY STUDIO
The Fox Chapel Area High School 2014 National Merit
Semifinalists.
Additionally, 18 high school seniors were named Commended
Students. They are: Marisa Acevedo, Aditya Acharya, Emily Bach,
Elizabeth Bianchini, Jackson Brooke, Danielle Burton, Roman Cano,
Dante Cordaro, Connor Duquette, Taha El-Magbri, Montgomery
Faucher, Nora Fisher, John Hartsock, Jacob Norman, Yonatan
Quemado, David Reis, Daniel Tabas, and McKenna Trimble.
This year’s National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students were selected based on their 2012 Preliminary SAT/
National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) scores. Each year college-bound 11th grade students complete
the PSAT/NMSQT. All the students who take this test are automatically enrolled in the National Merit Scholarship Program and
approximately 16,000 advance to become Semifinalists and about 34,000 are Commended.
KERR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS AND STAFF HONOR VETERANS
T
he members of the Kerr Elementary School Building
Committee believe that everyone should recognize
and honor the sacrifices made by American military
personnel. It’s for that reason that the Kerr students and
staff not only organized a drive for veterans, but created a beautiful
patriotic display near the entryway of the school.
For the second year, Kerr students and staff members were invited
to submit a photo of someone they know who has served or is
currently serving in the military. The display included information
about the person, his/her branch of service, and his/her connection
to a member of the Kerr School family.
According to Dr. Paul Noro, Ed.D., “It’s deeply important that we
show respect for our veterans. We want to commemorate those
who have given their lives and honor those who are currently in the
armed forces and to thank them for their service.”
Art teacher MaryAlice Hart concurs, stating, “We want the boys
and girls to understand how many people, some even from their
own families, have fought for the freedoms we