George School is proud to announce that senior Edward Cava was selected as a semifinalist in the 2006 National Merit Scholarship Program based on his performance on the 2004 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). In addition, 12 seniors who were high scorers on the test received letters of commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise.

As a semifinalist, Edward is among 16,000 high school seniors who will have the opportunity to proceed in the competition for the approximately 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards that will be given this spring. George School's commended students (listed below) scored among the top five percent of the over one million juniors in United States high schools who entered the 2006 National Merit Program by taking the 2004 PSAT/NMSQT.

Founded in 1955, the National Merit Scholarship Program is a privately-financed annual academic competition for recognition and scholarships.

Commended Students
Peter Bergen
Alexander Burchman
Michael Chen
Thomas Chmielewski
Leidy Cook
Amanda Darby
Ruben Davis
Erica Greenbaum
Devon Hodge
Chandni Navalkha
Emily Rendall
Robert Wojno 

About George School 
George School, founded in 1893 by members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), teaches that each person shares a responsibility for helping to make the world a better place. The student body is diverse, representing twenty-two states and twenty-seven foreign countries and a variety of ethnic, racial, religious, academic, and economic backgrounds. Each year more than $4 million in need-based financial aid is provided to eligible students.