Badger Student named Commended Student in 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program

Posted on 10/03/2023

Badger High School Senior Maire (MJ) Lucero has been named a "Commended Student" in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.

MJ is among some 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," said an NMSC spokesperson. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."

Although MJ will not continue in the 2024 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2024 competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.