Baton Rouge- Eight East Baton Rouge Parish School System students have been named Semifinalists in the 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Program.  All of the Semifinalists attend Baton Rouge Magnet High School. The National Achievement Scholarship program recognizes promising African-American students throughout the nation.

The program is conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The students selected as Semifinalists have an opportunity to receive thousands of dollars in scholarships.  They qualify for the award based on their Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test performance.

The EBR students named Semifinalists are:

Devin Conrad
Michael Dawkins
Amber Demery
David Facey
Ellis Grimes
Justin Paul
Otisha Reed
Lauren Tillery

Congratulations to these students for their outstanding efforts.