Two seniors at Bartlesville High School – Adriann Anderson and Anthony Gaskill – have recently been named commended students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Anderson is the daughter of James and Marilyn Anderson. Gaskill is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaskill.  A letter of commendation from Bartlesville High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the BHS principal Teri Brant to the two scholastically talented students.

Approximately 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise in this year’s program. Although they will not continue in the 2010 competition for Merit Scholarship awards, commended students placed among the top five percent of more than one million students who entered the 2010 competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“Recognition of academically talented students and of the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation,” said a National Merit Scholarship Corporation spokesperson.  “The young people being named commended students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program.  We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and that they will continue to pursue scholastic excellence and to develop their abilities to the fullest. These young people represent a very valuable national resource.”