Twelve D. 202 students earn National Merit “commended” rank

Twelve District 202 high school seniors have been named “commended” students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is a nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).

Although they will not continue in the 2021 competition for National Merit Scholarships, about 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2021 competition by taking the 2019 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

These District 202 students are 2021 “National Merit Scholarship Commended Students”:

PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – CENTRAL CAMPUS

• Serena Ketter
• Kemdilim Okoye

PLAINFIELD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

• Isabel Gallegos
• Brianna Worthley
• Maya Carden
• Braden Fike
• Daniel Gaull
• Colin Holsclaw
• Alexa Lowell
• Kaushik Pulgari
• Nicholas Trapp

PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL

PLAINFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL

• Kyle Clare