West Geauga High School Principal Jay Bishop announced on Sept. 25 during an all school assembly that seniors Steven Hensley and Emily Allegretti have earned recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
National Merit Recognition
West Geauga High School Principal Jay Bishop announced on Sept. 25 during an all school assembly that seniors Steven Hensley and Emily Allegretti have earned recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corp.
Steven has been named a semifinalist the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. From the 1.6 million students that took the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, Steven is one of approximately 16,000 high school seniors who are semifinalists. Steven is ranked in the top 1 percent of all test takers in the United States.
Emily has been named a commended student in the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2018 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
Virtual Field Trips
West Geauga High School received virtual reality goggles that were purchased through a grant from the West Geauga Educational Foundation. The virtual reality goggles cover the eyes and immerse the students in a variety of 3-D experiences. Students can take virtual field trips to locations right from the classroom. They have opportunities to visit places like the Great Pyramids, the Sistine Chapel and the Eiffel Tower, just to name a few. The virtual format opens the door to a wide variety of individual experiences that would be difficult to do in a conventional school setting.
