Tiawna Receives Honors
by Robin Koonce
April 24, 2008
Tiawna C., junior at Elkhart High School and daughter of Tangee
and Curtis Cayton of Keyes, OK., has met the requirements to enter
the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. She is among the
50,000 highest scoring participants of some 1.5 million program
entrants. Of these students, 16,000 will be named National Merit
Program Semifinalists, representing the top scorers in each state,
and approximately 34,000 other high scorers will be commended for
their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. Semifinalists and Commended
Students in the 2009 program will learn of their standing in
September. About 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards will be offered in
2009.
