Friendswood High School has one student named in the National Achievement Scholarship Program.

Joseph A. Street has been named in the program. The names of more than 1,600 Black American high school seniors who have been designated semifinalists in the 45th annual Achievement Scholarship.

These academically talented students now have an opportunity to continue in the competition for approximately 800 scholarships worth more than $2.6 million to be awarded next spring.

The National Achievement Program, conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) is a privately financed academic competition that operates without government assistance, It was initiated in 1964lto recognize academically promising Black students throughout the nation and to provide scholarships to a substantial number of the most outstanding program participants.

Approximately 1,300 semifinalists are expected to fulfill additional requirements and advance to the Finalist level in the 2009 program. All Achievement scholar awardees will be selected from the Finalist group on the basis of their abilities, accomplishments and potential for success in rigorous college studies.