James Fickenscher honored as 'Commended Student'

Monahans High School student, James Fickensher, has been named a 'commended Student' in the 2004 National Merit Scholarship program.

Fickenscher will be awarded a letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship corporation, which conducts the program.

Approximately 34,000 commended Students throughout the nation will be recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2004 competition for Merit Scholarship awards, these students placed among the top five percent of more than one million students who entered the competition by taking the 2002 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

"Recognition of academically talented students and of the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation," commented a spokesperson for the NMSC." They young people being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by strong performance in this highly competitive program. We hope this recognition helps broaden their educational opportunities and they will continue to pursue excellence and develop their abilities to the fullest.