Friday Focus: National Merit Commended Students
We are pleased to announce that seven Buffalo Grove High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. The Commended Students of Buffalo Grove High School are seniors Hannah Greenspan, Gillian Karsten, Caroline Smith, Kyle Stefani, Erik Swanson, Lida Tetyusheva, and Benjamin Wellisch.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2021 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).
“Those 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 play 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.”
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The Bison Impact:
Congratulations to Justin Wytmar on outscoring all other Scholastic Bowl individual players last weekend in the American QuizBowl League’s national tournament. BG varsity went 3-1 in their first competition of the year!
Congratulations to BG Model UN SMUNC Virtual Conference award winners: Ariella Duvel (Outstanding Delegate), Reenie Deckowitz (Honorable Mention), Zach Duvel (Honorable Mention), and Angela Perez Martinez (Best Verbal)!
Congratulations to our Girls Golf Class of 2021 athletes celebrating Senior Night this week!
Congratulations to the Boys Cross Country Class of 2021 athletes celebrating Senior Night this week!
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Staff Spotlight
1. What is your name? My name is Miyuki Berkoski.
2. What department have you/ do you work in? I work in Food Service.
3. How long have you been working at BG? I have worked for 14 years at BG
4. Where did you grow up/ go to high school? I grew up and went to high school in Japan.
5. What part of working at BG do you find the most rewarding? I enjoy communicating with students.
6. What is something unique about you? Something unique about me is that I dance Ballet.
BGHS in the News
Over 170 Cook County area students named National Merit semifinalists
The Daily Herald, September 15, 2020
National Merit Scholarship Corp. officials recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered next spring. Read Story
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