2 Chatham High School Students Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

There were 26 Chatham High School students who were awarded with the National Merit Scholarship and two more have been named as semifinalists in the 2015 competition.

Hannah Fechtner and Patrick Oare, seniors at CHS, were recently named semifinalists in the competition, which awards the top 5 percent of students who apply.

Students are selected based on their PSAT results and a cumulative criteria of their writing, critical reading, and mathematics scores. Fechtner and Oare were in the top 1 percent of students nationwide, according to the Alternative Press.

Each state has its own qualifying score, with New Jersey’s being one of the most rigid in the country.

Photo: CHS Principal Darren Groh and Director of School Counseling Julie Patterson with seniors Hannah Fechtner and Patrick Oare, recently named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists.