Schools
Chatham High Boasts 20 'Commended Students'
The 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program has chosen almost two dozen Chatham seniors.
CHATHAM, NJ - Twenty seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to Chatham High School Principal Darren Groh.
“Being recognized as a National Merit Commended Scholar is wonderful for our students," Groh said. "It is a reflection on their hard work and the commitment they have made to their academics."
A Letter of Commendation from the school and from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, was presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.
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The Commended Students from Chatham High School are as follows:
- Luka Batljan
- Cameron Bresnahan
- Caitlyn Colabraro
- Annesha Ghosh
- Alec Gironda
- William High
- Naila Ismail
- Christine Madden
- Mikayla Meyler
- William O’Neill
- Nishant Parikh
- Veronica Quidore
- Julia Raskin
- Adian Sims
- Katherine Swift
- Rachel Tam
- Michael Vintzel
- Ethan Walker
- Katherine Wang
- Zihan (Dorothy) Zhang
Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2019 competition by taking the 2017 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Text (PSAT/NMSQT).
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“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” NMSP officials said in a release. “The students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
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