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SEPTEMBER 14, 2018 THE CATHOLIC WEEK PAGE 13 Submitted by KimDunne McGill-Toolen Catholic se- niors Emily Doyle, Danielle Flores, Mary Alice Jouve, Jo- seph Keegan, Findlay Maier and Liam Tully have been named National Merit Semifinalists. High school students en- ter the National Merit Pro- gram by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholar- ship Qualifying Test (PSAT/ NMSQT®) — which serves as an initial screen of approximate- ly 1.6 million entrants each year. Semifinalists are designated on a state-representational basis and are the highest scoring entrants in each state. They will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 Na- tional Merit Scholarships worth more than $32 million that will be offered next spring. AP Scholar Awards recog- nize high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and national exams.The College Board recognizes different levels of achievement based on perfor- mance on the AP Exams and a total of 72 McGill-Toolen Cath- olic students were recognized. Students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams are named AP Scholars. They are Jack Adamski, Isabel Berrios, Em- ily Calagaz, Sofia Ciancaglini, Cara Colletti, Joseph Ferni- any, Carolene Fouty, Fletcher Helms, Grace Jensen, Joseph Keegan, Frieda Kickliter, Fabian LaPalme, Alex Nguyen, Ronald Piccini, Elizabeth Pryor, Alexis Riley, Brendan Roh, Cameron Sanchez, Liam Sasser, Andrew Sheets, Corinne Stein, Danny Vo, Patrick Wallace and Cassidy Wilson. Students who receive an av- erage grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams are named AP Scholars with Honor. They are Virginia Arata, Virginia Bet- beze, Rebekah Burgess, George Cowles, Megan DeVoe, Emily Doyle, Nicholas Dunwell, Bri- anna Freund, Sarah Gelineau, Madeleine Greenwood, Brighid Griffin, Elizabeth Haik,Andrew Heller, Alex Husting, Carl Ir- ving, Josephine Jalkh, Findlay Maier, Alayna Mickles, Mat- thew Niccolai, Emily O’Neill, Andrew Pham, Ann Sheldon, Aubrey Wakefield, Kendall Waltman, Andrew Wentworth and Joseph Westerfield Students who receive an av- erage score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams are named AP Scholar with Distinction.They are Anna Arensberg, Elizabeth Baldwin, Dylan Campbell, Marvin Col- lins, Danielle Flores, Elysa Gar- cia, Jeanne Marie Garriz, Mary Alice Jouve, Chrysoula Kara- vokiros, Chase Mahler, Peter McDonald, Trace Naman, Jason Pham, Michelle Roca, Nicholas Schott, Patrick Spafford, Kate Stuardi, Lizzie Swanson, Liam Tully, Will Vaughn, Caroline Wacker and John Paul Williams The National AP Scholar rec- ognition is granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Dylan Campbell, Mar- vin Collins, Elysa Garcia, Trace Naman and Patrick Spafford all earned this highest honor. facebook.com/TheCatholicWeek twitter.com/TheCatholicWeek Follow The Catholic Week thecatholicweek.com MCGILL-TOOLEN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL McT starts off school year with impressive academic accolades Photo submitted by Kim Dunne National Merit Semifinalists (from left): Liam Tully, Danielle Flores, Mary Alice Jouve, Emily Doyle, Findlay Maier and Joseph Keegan. Submitted by Marcelle Naman St. Mary Parish hosted a Volunteer Fair and Family Night on Sept. 6, where families explored volunteer opportunities, enjoyed a great meal compliments of St. Mary Knights of Columbus and kids played bingo with prizes hosted by parishioners, Art and Susie Crooker (pictured), the Kids Bingo Extraordinaires. ST. MARY PARISH, MOBILE