St. Mary’s Dominican High School senior Emily Dominique was named Commended Student in the 2021 National Merit® Scholarship Program. She is the daughter of Charles and Kerry Dominique.

Commended Students place among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Although these students will not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, they are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Some of these students do become candidates for Special Scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.

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 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share NSMC’s goals of honoring the nation’s scholastic champions and encouraging the pursuit of academic excellence.