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National Merit Scholars

Listed below are seniors who were named Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program for their performance on the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

  • Courtney Cleveland of Palos Heights

  • Michael Jacus of New Lenox

  • Jeffrey Marini of Tinley Park

  • Meaghan Mormann of New Lenox

  • Emily Persicketti of Manhattan

  • Dominic Sanfilippo of Tinley Park

  • Daniel Santschi of New Lenox


About the National Merit Program

To earn the title of "National Merit Commended Student", you must be among the top five percent of all students in the the United States who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit scholarship Qualifying Test, which is taken in October. 

To become a "National Merit Semi-Finalist", you must be among the highest scorers in the state. 

National Merit Finalists are chosen from the pool of semi-finalists on the basis of their academic record, principal's recommendation, and scored earned on the SAT test.  Learn more about the National Merit Organization.

Providence Catholic High School is proud to count the following among its alumni and current students:

  • 1 National Merit Winner

  • 17 National Merit Finalists

  • 4 National Merit Semi-Finalists

  • 87 National Merit Commended Students

  • 6 National Achievement Scholarship Program Recipients

  • 3 National Hispanic Recognition Recipients

View PCHS National Merit Award recipients since 1974








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