Oak Knoll Seniors Commended for National Academic Achievement, Including Warren Student

Five seniors from Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child were named commended students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program, a nod to both the Catholic independent school’s high standard of education and each student’s individual academic performance.

Seniors Colleen Conway, of Franklin Lakes; Virginia O’Connor, of Ridgewood; Keelin O’Loughlin, of Chatham; Kaitlin Schroeder, of Summit; and Jennifer Spottz, of Warren, were all honored as part of the scholarship program.

About 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise, according to the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Although they will not continue in the 2015 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

“I am so incredibly proud of our young women named commended students,” said Head of School Timothy J. Saburn. “This demonstrates how hard Oak Knoll’s educators have worked to prepare our students for success, and how dedicated our girls are to academic achievement.”

Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is an independent Catholic school enrolling boys and girls in kindergarten through grade six; and young women only in grades seven through 12. For more information about Oak Knoll, please visit www.oakknoll.org or call 908-522-8109.