Paris High School Principal Chris Vaughn announced recently that Gavin Avery has been named a Commended Student in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
Avery is among the nearly 34,000 students nationwide being honored as Commended Students for their exceptional academic promise. Principal Vaughn presented Avery with a letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program.
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. ”These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, 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 that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
Avery is a senior at Paris High School and the son of Scott and Shara Avery of Paris.
