The National Merit Scholarship Corporation named one MMA senior, Grace Brazunas, as a National Merit Semifinalist and two seniors, Madeline Arthur and Erin Donaher, as Commended Students.
Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Program offers college tuition assistance to high performing seniors. More than 1.6 million students apply each year, and only 34,000 of these students—a little more than 2 percent—receive Commended status, with 16,000 students then advancing to the Semifinalist round.