Senior at Pope Francis Preparatory School named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist September 12, 2024
Jack Murphy, a senior at Pope Francis Preparatory School, has been recognized for his outstanding achievement on the 2023 PSAT and has been named a National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist.
From more than 1.3 million juniors in about 21,000 high schools who took this exam, Jack is among a nationwide pool of Semifinalists that represents less than 1 percent of U.S. high school seniors. Jack now becomes one of 16,000 students who will apply for status as a National Merit Scholarship Finalist.
Locally, Jack is one of only two students to be recognized for this achievement from the 23 cities and towns in Hampden County.