3 Milford Students Named National Merit Commended Scholars

MILFORD, CT — Dr. Elizabeth Feser, Superintendent of Schools, announced that three Milford Public Schools students have been named National Merit Commended Scholars by The College Board. High school students become eligible for the National Merit program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), a test that is taken by approximately 1.6 million high school students, nationally, each year.

The students receiving national recognition for their outstanding performance on the exam in Milford are:

Joseph A. Foran High School: Geroan DeGuzman and Victor Korman

Jonathan Law High School: Priya R. Gupta

The test is usually given to students in their sophomore or junior year in high school and is administered through the College Board. Only 3.1% of all students taking the PSAT/NMSQT exam nationwide earned the title of National Merit Commended Scholar.

Fran Thompson, Principal of Jonathan Law High School (right) is proud to present Priya R. Gupta as the school’s 2018 National Merit Commended Scholar.

Joseph A. Foran High School Principal Max Berkowitz (center) presents the school’s 2018 National Merit Commended Scholars: Geroan DeGuzman (left) and Victor Korman (right).