RHS Senior Named Commended Student in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program

senior Justin Rushin has been named a Commended Student in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Rushin will receive a Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program.

The Riverview student is one of about 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” a spokesperson for NMSC said in a press release. “These students represent a valuable national resource— recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation.

"We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”