Hilltopper Highlights 2012 - Westmont Hilltop School District

High School Achievement
National Merit
Scholar
The National Merit Scholarship
Program is an academic competition
that started in 1995. Students
qualify for this recognition by
taking the Preliminary SAT/National
Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
National Merit Commended Students
and Finalists are recognized on a
national level as having outstanding
academic promise. Mustafa
Hammudi earned recognition as
a National Merit Finalist in 2012.
Mustafa plans to attend Penn State
University in the fall.
Letter of
Commendation
National Merit Scholarship Corporation – Letter
of Commendation: Blake Daniel Bernstein
Students qualify for Letters of
Commendation by achieving
advanced performance on the
Preliminary SAT/National Merit
Scholarship Qualifying Test. We
congratulate Blake Bernstein who
was commended by the National Merit
Scholarship Corporation.
Mustafa Hammudi is congratulated by Mrs. Diana Schroeder, School Board President, during the Commencement
Ceremony of 2012.
Westinghouse Science Honors Institute
Dr. Kupchella presented information about the Westinghouse Science
Honors Institute at the high school awards ceremony as follows:
“The Westinghouse Science Honors Institute is a free, advanced
science, engineering, and technology program open to juniors who are of
high academic standing and who have demonstrated a strong interest in
science and engineering.
Participating students attended dynamic lectures on:
• nuclear energy and radiation;
• meteorology;
• FBI’s forensic investigations;
• Bioengineering;
• ACL reconstruction;
• laser applications;
• adult stem cell and tissue engineering applications;
• and much more.
Lectures were held on 10 Saturday mornings between October and
February at the George Westinghouse Research and Technology Park in
Churchill, with an optional trip and tour to the Breazeale nuclear reactor
at Penn State.
Each school participating in the program is invited to nominate up
to 12 students for the program. Based on the selection criteria, 6 WHHS
students were invited to participate and have successfully completed the
program by attending the required number of sessions.
An option available to all students is participation in a voluntary
exam. One of our students, Daniel Durham, finished 11th among those
taking the exam. As acknowledgment of this accomplishment, Daniel
was awarded with a $150 check from Westinghouse. Other participants
who were honored included Victoria Albert, Elizabeth Atterbury, Stacee
Glass, Kasia Foster, and Angela Sutt.
Congratulations, and best of luck to each of you, as you pursue your
scientific interests.”
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