Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools


	Jenkins High Student Named 2008 National Merit® Scholarship Winner High-Res Image Click here for Microsoft Word version of this press release The first round of 2008 National Merit^® Scholarship winners were named today by the officials of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). SCCPSS is proud to announce that Jonathan R. Daye, a senior at Jenkins High School is the only student in Chatham County to be awarded a National Merit Scholarship thus far. Daye will receive the National Merit Scholarship funded by BB&T Bank. BB&T Merit Scholarship awards are offered to finalists who are children of employees of the BB&T family and who meet high academic standards, and other requirements. Daye will pursue a mechanical engineering degree in college. The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, a test which serves as an initial screen of approximately 1.3 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry/participation requirements. By the conclusion of the 2008 competition, about 8,200 finalists will be selected to receive National Merit Scholarships totaling more than $36 million. Winners are the finalist candidates judged to have the strongest combination of academic skills and achievements, extracurricular accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies. For more information about the National Merit^® Scholarship program, please visit www.nationalmerit.org.
Bucky Burnsed Senior Director, Communications & Media Relations 208 Bull Street, Room 105 Savannah, Georgia 31401 Phone: (912) 395-5538 Fax: (912) 201-5628 bucky.burnsed@sccpss.com