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91 APS Seniors Named National Merit Commended Scholars

Last week, 91 APS seniors were named National Merit Commended Scholars by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

More than two-thirds (about 34,000) of students who took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®) have been designated Commended Students. In recognition of their outstanding ability and potential for academic success in college, NMSC honored these students by sending Letters of Commendation to them through their high schools.

This year’s Commended Scholars are:

Arlington Career Center – Gabriel A. Barragan, Henry T. Denola, Giulia C. Galvao, Noah B. Gunville, Adam J. Scally, Lauren A. Sproles, Jake C. Stewart, Eimi T. Tuttle, Elijah R. Varona

H-B Woodlawn – Tug Donaghy, Charlotte Fletcher, Trevor Fullen, Henry Gould, Annabelle Hoppin, Nelle Lloyd, Bethany Panza, Graham Satrom, Evan Thorn

Wakefield – Matthew S. Blaha, Charles M. Gibb, Nikita A. Kolesnikov, Lara M. Oh, Jack S. Oliver, Greyson Schroeher, Jonah E. Spiggle, Josephine G. Van Hoey, Leah L. Wargo

Washington-Liberty – Bolor Amarbayar, Nathan R. Bergmann, Rowan T. Blackwell, Perryn K. Blackwell-Curtis, Oliver E. Brown, Emma X. Cai, Saajan R. Chokshi, Angela J. Dignan, Mya E. Elmagraby, Natalie S. Faust, Dominic A. Gavito, Maya K. Gibel, August J. Goldener, Odbayar Janchivdorj, Eve T. Jungman, Hannah K. Kelley, Christian J. Keng, Vanessa G. Knight, Logan J. Krohl, Danielle A. Leff, Alexander Z. Maricle, Kyle J. Matsko, Alexander J. Mendelsohn, Samuel D. Malchandani, Eve A. Nardone, John B. Newell, Casey J. Nowalk, Zachary M. Parente, Isabel B. Pearson, Adrian S. Rosales Rodriguez, JohnPaul C. Rydzewski, Rebecca E. Saenz, Elliana S. Snyder, Rosalind X. Van Reken, Robert Williams

Yorktown – Alec Wanat, Eleanor Cooney, Kenshu Dieguez, Anya Jolly, Eli Pilch, Maren Leonard, Aryana A Bhatt, Elizabeth Marshall, Max Yoon, Ava Check, Gianna Pearson, Maya Batenhorst, Brendan O’Reilly, Hunter Lee, Nyx Hendrey, Brennan Schumann, Jackson Weber, Quinn Leonard, Cara Van Gieson, Jaranin Chanikornpradit, Virginia Lewis, Casey Yuh, John Maher, Vivian Peters, Eamon Degrande, Kellan Dick, Zoe Davis

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an annual academic competition among high school students for recognition and college scholarships that began in 1955. The program is conducted by National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. United States high school students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which serves as an initial screen of over 1.3 million entrants each year, and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.

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