Bayport-Blue Point Announces 3 National Merit Commended Students

BAYPORT, NY — Three Bayport-Blue Point High School students have been named as Commended Students in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The Bayport-Blue Point School District announced Thursday that Nicholas Gianakas, Lada Terushkin and Annelise Schreiber were three of about 34,000 students nationwide to receive a Letter of Commendation in recognition of outstanding academic accomplishment.

Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the competition by taking the 2020 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship qualifying test.

According to the National Merit Scholarship Program's website, Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, but many become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.