Ogg earns Commended status in National Merit Scholarship program.

Kenneth Estes, principal of Alvarado High School announced that Tyler Ogg has been named a Commended Student in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship program.
The principal will present a Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, to this scholastically talented senior.
“Tyler is an asset to AHS in every way,” Estes said. “He is an incredible actor, a phenomenal student, a varsity athlete and he helps tutor fellow AHS students. He is very deserving of this honor and AHS is very proud of Tyler’s accomplishment.”
Ogg is the latest Alvarado student to receive this honor as this marks the third straight year an AHS students has received Commended status or better.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2009 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2009 competition by taking the 2007 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“Recognition of academically talented students and the key role played by schools in their development is essential to the pursuit of educational excellence in our nation,” a spokesperson for NMSC said. “The young people named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding academic potential by their strong performance in this highly competitive program.
“We hope that this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities and that they will continue to diligently pursue their professional goals.”