Neff honored by National Merit Scholarship program

GENESEO -- Tate Neff, a senior at Geneseo High School, has been named a Commended Student in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The son of Kevin and Sarah Neff, he is one of about 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation honored for exceptional academic promise.

Although they will not continue in the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

"The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," according to a statement from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

"These students represent a valuable national resource, recognizing their accomplishment, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."

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