Albany High seniors earn National Merit semifinalist status

Albany High School seniors Matan Adler and Max Heller have been named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Competition.

Their outstanding scores on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test placed them in the top 1 percent of the 1.6 million students nationwide who took the test. (Adler, left, and Heller are pictured with Albany High School Interim Principal Dale Getto).

In order for the students to become finalists for a scholarship, they must have outstanding academic records throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by the high school principal and earn SAT scores that confirm their earlier performance on the qualifying test. National Merit Scholarships are awarded in the spring.

Congratulations to both students and great job!

The mission of the City School District of Albany is to educate and prepare all students for college and career, citizenship and life, in partnership with our diverse community. The district serves nearly 9,700 students in 18 elementary, middle and high schools. In addition to neighborhood schools, the district includes several magnet schools and programs, as well as other innovative academic opportunities for students, including four themed academies at Albany High School.