South Side High School Student Recognized as a 2017 Commended Student in National Merit® Scholarship Program

(September 29, 2016, Jackson, TN) – South Side High School Principal, Anita Tucker, has

announced that South Side Senior, Naomi Dalton, has been named a Commended Student in

the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be

presented by the principal to this scholastically talented senior.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their

exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2017 competition for

National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent

of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015

Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMQT®).

“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated

outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “These

students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well

as the key role their schools plan 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.”

The Jackson-Madison County School System congratulates Ms. Dalton and South Side High

School on this outstanding accomplishment.