Lynbrook students earn scholarships and merit

Lynbrook High School senior Kyle Parsard has been designated a Semifinalist in the 48th annual National Achievement Scholarship Program. He will now have the opportunity to go on to compete for approximately 800 Achievement Scholarship awards. This academic competition was established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding Black American high school students. Of the more than 160,000 students who enter the National Achievement Program each year, only 1,600 are named Semifinalists.
Kyle qualified for this honor by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, better known as the PSAT/NMSQT. A high honor roll student and AP Scholar, Kyle was also named a Commended Student in the National Merit Scholarship Program. He is a member of the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society and performs in his school’s orchestra and jazz band.

National Merit Commended students
Kyle Parsard, Ilana Ajzenman, Laura Zweifler and Tim Keegan have all been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Of the more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), only 34,000 are named Commended Students, placing them in the top five percent of all students who take the test.

Ilana is an AP Scholar with Distinction and belongs to the National Honor Society and the Tri-M Music Honor Society. She is a member of her school’s science research program and earned a Long Island Science Congress ribbon. She is a Varsity Cheerleader and performs in the concert choir and jazz choir.
Laura is an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society. She has earned a Long Island Science Congress ribbon and a Lynbrook High School Science Symposium Best in Grade award. She is a Varsity Bowler and has participated in the Spanish Club, Leadership Club and Friends Program.
Tim is an AP Scholar and a member of the National Honor Society and Tri-M Music Honor Society. He is president of the Drama Club, participates in the Concert Choir, and is a member of the Varsity Basketball team.