KO student named semifinalist in National Merit Scholarship program

West Hartford, Sept. 12 – Kingswood Oxford senior Alexandra Stanton, the daughter of Claudia Coplein of West Hartford and Gerald Stanton of Farmington, has been named a Semifinalist in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
This means she is in the top 1% of scorers nationally among the 1.5 million juniors who took the PSAT/NMSQT exam in October 2012. She will now compete for designation as a National Merit Finalist and for a Merit Scholarship to be awarded next spring.
At KO, Stanton is a Martin-Nicholson Scholar, which means she was awarded a merit-based scholarship to the school based on academic performance and exemplary leadership, service and citizenship.
In May 2013, Attorney General George Jepsen chose Stanton as the first-place winner in a Constitution essay contest sponsored by the WALKS Foundation. The contest is open to junior history students at the five WALKS schools – Westminster, Avon Old Farms, Loomis Chaffee, Kingswood Oxford, and Suffield Academy. The topic was "Executive War Powers and National Security."
An active member of the school community, Stanton is the founder and president of KO's environmentally active "Green Team;" a varsity softball player; co-president of the GSA; and extremely involved in theater tech and set design. She is also a prefect, one of only 12 seniors chosen to serve as mentors to KO underclassmen.
Stanton is busy off-campus, as well; during the past two years, she has performed community service in Poland and Israel, and she also served as a counselor at Camp Northbound for inner-city Boston youth.
"We are all so proud of Allie," said Natalie Demers, Assistant Head of School for Academic Life. "As a scholar, an athlete, a thoughtful citizen and leader, she contributes so much to our community every single day. She truly exemplifies the very best of KO."
Since 1909, Kingswood Oxford -- an independent, co-ed, college prep day school in West Hartford for grades 6-12 – has inspired students to excel and to lead lives of integrity and involvement. KO will host Open Houses for prospective Upper School students on Nov. 3 and prospective Middle School students on Nov. 17. For more information or to schedule an interview, call 860-727-5000.

PHOTO CAPTION: West Hartford resident Alexandra Stanton, a senior at Kingswood Oxford, has been named a National Merit Semifinalist.

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