Officials of the National Merit® Scholarship Corporation have informed two students of Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School that they have advanced to Finalist standing in the 2022 National Merit® Scholarship Program, a distinction that places them in a group representing less than one percent of U.S. high school graduating seniors. 

Anna Patti ’22 and Hayley Young ’22 have the opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million that will be awarded later this spring.

“We are so proud of Anna and Hayley and their achievement of this tremendous national honor,” said Principal of Gwynedd Mercy Academy Mary Kirby. “In addition to their academic achievements, they each have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to our greater Gwynedd Mercy community.”

Rooted in the Catholic faith and charism of Mercy, Gwynedd Mercy Academy High School educates, inspires, and empowers young women to be merciful in spirit, innovative in thought, and courageous in leadership.