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Two named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Sep 11, 2013 4:16 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
Seniors Connor Hallett and Indra Sofian are among the 16,000 students nationwide and the only two students in Rome and Floyd County to be named semifinalists in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program. Therefore, these students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,000 scholarship awards, worth more than $35 million, that will be offered this spring.
“Both Connor and Indra are outstanding members of the Darlington Community, and we are extremely proud of their accomplishments,” said Sam Moss (’63), Darlington’s dean of college guidance. “It is quite an honor to earn semifinalist status in the National Merit Program, and we wish these young men the best of luck as they compete for scholarship awards this spring.”
Hallett, a resident student in Sydenham House, has taken 17 Honors and AP courses at Darlington. He is a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the orchestra, and the varsity tennis and swim teams. Hallett has also received the E.L. Wright Award for Spanish 3 and the 2013 McKemie-Wilkinson Steel Drum Band Scholarship Award. He is the son of Kimberly and John Hallett of Lawrenceville, Ga.
Sofian, a day student, has taken 19 Honors and AP courses at Darlington. He is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish National Honor Society, the Math Team, the Chess Club, Coosa International Tennis Academy, the varsity tennis team, IMPACT Club, The Inkslinger staff and serves as an Admission Tiger Expert. Sofian has also received the E.L. Wright Award for Algebra 2 Honors, the University of Georgia Certificate of Merit and the Yale Book Award and the 2013 Scholar-Athlete Award for varsity tennis. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction. He is the son of Erwin Sofian and Julita Roesli of Rockmart, Ga.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the title of Merit Scholar. To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout the high school years, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier qualifying test performance. The student must also submit a self-descriptive essay and information about participation and leadership in school and community activities.
“Both Connor and Indra are outstanding members of the Darlington Community, and we are extremely proud of their accomplishments,” said Sam Moss (’63), Darlington’s dean of college guidance. “It is quite an honor to earn semifinalist status in the National Merit Program, and we wish these young men the best of luck as they compete for scholarship awards this spring.”
Hallett, a resident student in Sydenham House, has taken 17 Honors and AP courses at Darlington. He is a member of Tri-M Music Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, the orchestra, and the varsity tennis and swim teams. Hallett has also received the E.L. Wright Award for Spanish 3 and the 2013 McKemie-Wilkinson Steel Drum Band Scholarship Award. He is the son of Kimberly and John Hallett of Lawrenceville, Ga.
Sofian, a day student, has taken 19 Honors and AP courses at Darlington. He is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish National Honor Society, the Math Team, the Chess Club, Coosa International Tennis Academy, the varsity tennis team, IMPACT Club, The Inkslinger staff and serves as an Admission Tiger Expert. Sofian has also received the E.L. Wright Award for Algebra 2 Honors, the University of Georgia Certificate of Merit and the Yale Book Award and the 2013 Scholar-Athlete Award for varsity tennis. He is an AP Scholar with Distinction. He is the son of Erwin Sofian and Julita Roesli of Rockmart, Ga.
About 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the title of Merit Scholar. To become a finalist, a semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout the high school years, be endorsed and recommended by the school principal, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student’s earlier qualifying test performance. The student must also submit a self-descriptive essay and information about participation and leadership in school and community activities.
