Six Students at The Agnes Irwin School Receive National Recognition Awards

9/29/20—The Agnes Irwin School proudly announced that six of its students from the Class of 2021 have been recognized for their outstanding scholarship by the National Merit Scholarship Program.

“We are proud of the accomplishments and achievements of these six seniors, who exemplify The Agnes Irwin School’s hallmarks of excellent academics, leadership development, and engagement in their global community,” shared Head of School Sally Keidel. “We look forward to their future endeavors, and the impact that they will have here in Philadelphia and beyond.”

As juniors, these Students were evaluated based on their PSAT/NMSQT test scores and their cumulative GPA, which served as the initial screen of more than 1.6 million entrants to the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program. Only 50,000 of these students earn Commended status and 1/3 of those students advance to the Semifinalist round.

Agnes Irwin’s Class of 2021 boasts one Semifinalist, four Commended, and one honoree for the National Hispanic Recognition Program.