MANSFIELD: Merit students recognized

   MANSFIELD — Assistant Superintendent Kathy McCormick and Principal Craig Wigley of Northern Burlington County Regional High School have announced that seniors Danielle Caruso and Jasmine Fels have been named “commended” students in the 2013 National Merit Scholarship Program.
   Certificates of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, were presented by the principal and assistant superintendent.
   About 34,000 “commended” students throughout the nation are being recognized. Although they will not continue in the 2013 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, “commended” students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition by taking the 2011 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
   ”Recognizing academically talented students plays a fundamental role in the advancement of educational excellence within our nation,” said a NMSC spokesperson. “The young people recognized as ‘commended’ students represent some of the best and brightest minds in the country as demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive program. We sincerely hope this recognition will provide them with additional educational outlets and motivate them in their pursuit of academic achievement.