Seattle Christian High School principal Stephanie Knipp announced that Kyle Swain of Burien, Matthew Bohman of Kent, Brittany Hoff of Newcastle and Victoria Sitterley of Burien have been named Commended Students in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program.

A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

Although they will not continue in the 2012 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition by taking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Seattle Christian High School senior Victoria Sitterley of Burien was also selected as a 2011-12 National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar. This award comes from a strong PSAT score and possessing a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

The NHRP is recognizing nearly 5,000 students selected from a pool of over 235,000 who took the 2010 PSAT/NMSQT/PAA and identified themselves as Hispanic/Latino.

This recognition gives students an opportunity to hear from colleges that are particularly interested in communicating with academically outstanding students of Hispanic/Latino heritage.

All four seniors are narrowing their choices for the college application process and scholarship opportunities in preparation for college in the fall of 2012.