Resident honored by Merit Scholarship Program

Camden Catholic High School senior Steven Barnett has been named a Commended Student in the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program. “Commended Students represent some of the most academically talented students in our country,” claims a spokesperson for NMSC. With a 4.69 GPA, Barnett, of Merchantville, is ranked first in his class at Camden Catholic. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2011 competition by taking the 2009 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Each year, approximately 97% of the students from Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill, NJ, enroll in two- and four-year colleges. Since 1887, the Catholic co-educational college preparatory school has prepared more students for college than any other high school in South Jersey. Known for its academics, arts, and athletics, it has approximately 850 students from 70 towns and cities in South Jersey. The website for the school which celebrates the themes of opportunity, community, and tradition is www.camdencatholic.org.