WPS Senior Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist

2/29/2024

Berlin, MD –Worcester Preparatory School (WPS) senior, Izzy Huber, is one step closer to earning a Merit Scholar title by being named a finalist.

In September, Izzy Huber of Berlin, MD was named a 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program Semifinalist, and this month she has been named a finalist. Izzy qualified for the accolade by taking the 2022 PSAT. She was among 16,000 students selected as semifinalists, representing less than one percent of all U.S. high school seniors.

As a finalist, Izzy has an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,250 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $28 million that will be offered this spring. Approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholarship title. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.

NMSC, a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance, was established in 1955 specifically to conduct the annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Scholarships are underwritten by NMSC with its own funds and by approximately 340 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NMSC’s goals of honoring the nations scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence. For more information visit www.nationalmerit.org.

Founded in 1970, WPS is a private, independent Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 School, located in Berlin, Maryland. Approximately 500 students attend from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. For more information about WPS, please visit www.worcesterprep.org or call 410.641.3575.

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WPS Director of College Counseling Vickie Garner, Head of Upper School Mrs. Carol Evans, and WPS Head of School Dr. John McDonald stand with 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program Finalist Izzy Huber (second from right/Berlin, MD).

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Worcester Preparatory School

508 South Main Street, Berlin, MD 21811

Phone: 410-641-3575 | Fax: 410-641-3586

Celebrating 50 years, WPS is an independent, college prep day school for Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 students. Located in Berlin, Maryland, the private school attracts an average of 500 students from Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.