<div dir="ltr"><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:25px 0px;line-height:1.3em"><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(251,2,7)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Please do not reply to this message. If you have any questions, please contact Harrison Blatt <a href="mailto:harrisonblatt@berkeley.net" target="_blank">harrisonblatt@berkeley.net</a><span style="color:rgb(26,26,26)">.</span></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:17px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">Berkeley High School will not be offering the <span>PSAT</span> exam this year. Students who are not able to take the <span>PSAT</span> exam may still participate in the National Merit Scholar Competition. Please see the information below for how to enter the competition if unable to take the test. </font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(7,61,131)"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">If a Student Misses the <span>PSAT</span>/NMSQT Administration</font></b></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(7,61,131)"><b><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></b></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 21px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">A student who does not take the <span>PSAT</span>/NMSQT because of illness, an emergency, or other extenuating circumstance, but meets all other requirements for NMSC program participation, may still be able to enter the competition. The student or a school official must <a href="https://www.nationalmerit.org/s/1758/interior.aspx?sid=1758&gid=2&pgid=465" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(7,61,131)">write to NMSC as soon as possible</span></a> after the <span>PSAT</span>/NMSQT administration to request information about procedures for alternate entry to the National Merit Scholarship Program. To be considered, a request must be postmarked <b>no later than April 1 following the <span>PSAT</span>/NMSQT administration that was missed</b>. The alternate entry request should include the name and address of the student; the contact information of the person making the request; the name and address of the student's high school; and a brief explanation of why the student missed the <span>PSAT</span>/NMSQT.</font></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-weight:400;margin:0px 0px 21px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">The earlier NMSC receives the written request, the greater the student's opportunities for meeting alternate entry requirements. Upon receiving and processing the request, NMSC will provide alternate entry materials, including instructions for program entry and a form that requires the signature of a school official.</font></p></h3><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-sma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