41. In September 1992 the National Merit Scholarship Corporation named Oakridge's first National Merit Scholar. 42. It has National Merit Scholarship semifinalists every year and had a first-place Westinghouse science scholar. 43. The change has resulted in girls winning a larger proportion of merit scholarships than they had previously. 44. Second-and third-tier schools began to offer merit scholarships to attract academically able students. 45. The graduating class of 2013 had 31 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalists and 62 Commended Students. 46. In 2010, there were two National Merit Scholarships , three finalists, and 13 commended students. 47. There were eight National Merit Scholarship finalists, eight semi-finalists, and nine commended students. 48. Over the past five years, 10 % of Great Hearts graduates have received National Merit Scholarships . 49. Of note is the statistically high number of students in this school to receive National Merit Scholarships . 50. Four members of the class of 2009 have been named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
