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Winchester Teen Named National Merit Commended Student

Winchester Teen Named National Merit Commended Student

WESTON, MA. – September 29, 2017 — The Cambridge School of Weston is proud to announce that Saramarie Puzzanghera '18 of Winchester, MA and Sophie Williamson '18 of Lexington, MA are two of roughly 34,000 scholars recently named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program. Out of the 1.6 million plus students who entered the 2018 competition by taking the 2016 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), Saramarie’s and Sophie’s scores placed among the top 50,000.

CSW congratulates Saramarie and Sophie on this momentous achievement!


The Cambridge School of Weston is a coed day and boarding private school for students in grades 9-12 and PG. We offer an innovative and rigorous academic program that fosters critical thought, hands-on experiential learning and deep academic inquiry. Students choose from more than 300 courses through our unique Mod System; no two student schedules are alike.

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Photo: CSW Head of School Jane Moulding (left) congratulates Sophie Williamson ’18 (center) Saramarie Puzzanghera '18 (right), named Commended Students in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program.

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