Senior commended by National Merit Scholarship Program

Senior Jeremy Smith earns national recognition

Will Qualls, Reporter

Senior Jeremy Smith was named Commended Student by the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Ritenour principal Dr. Shane Hopper was excited to share the news with the staff and students.

“He has demonstrated exceptional academic promise and is a great representative of RHS,” Hopper said.

Smith is excited about being named as a Commended Student.  He also thinks that this honor will positively affect his future.

“Being a National Merit Commended Student, I feel very lucky and very proud,” Smith said.  “I beat out close to a million people so I’m really excited about that and I do get a couple of opportunities because of that and it’s great to put down on a resume.”