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24 Chatham Students Commended By National Merit Scholarship Program

Congratulations to these hardworking students!

CHATHAM, NJ — 24 Chatham students were named Commended Students by the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program, the school announced.

The students placed among the top 50,000 PSAT scorers of over 1.6 million students who took the test.

“We are very proud of our students for what they accomplish every day. Being recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar is a result of their hard work and academic commitment. It is well deserved," Principal Darren Groh said.

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The honored students, pictured above with Chatham High School with Principal Darren Groh (back left) are:

  • Front Row (left to right): Alexander Cotignola, Oscar Paris, Bo Raadam, John Swift, James Robert Mortimer
  • Middle Row (left to right): Blythe Dewling, Amira Mouline, Julia Shehadi, Noelle Bessette, Grace Tam, Crystal Yoon, Alexandra Shaw, Eric Tonno, Ozaner Hansha
  • Back Row (left to right): David Valeri, Thomas Walsh, Eitan Miller, Armen Panossian, Thomas Barrett, Ameya Phadnis, Catherine Nachtigal, Liam Healy
  • Not pictured: Liam Cadden and Matthew Jogodnik.

This honor is in addition to the seven students named National Merit Scholarship semifinalists earlier this month.

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