One Westlake Student Earns Commended Scholar Status

WESTLAKE, OH — Westlake High School announced Monday that Brian Knott, a senior, has been named a National Merit Commended Scholar for 2019. Knott qualified for the designation through his performance on the PSAT.

Nine Westlake High students were previously named National Merit Semifinalists: Claire Brewer, Isabella DiGiulio, Ella Gray, Nate Gray, Hyun Park, Akhilesh Reddy, Mihir Shetty, Meghana Tandon and Talia Zheng

Knott is one of 34,000 students who were considered high scorers on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. More than 1.6 million students across the nation took that test. That's competition from 22,000 high schools.

Commended Scholar students can become candidates for special scholarships provided by corporate and business sponsors, the Westlake City Schools said.

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Photo from Westlake City Schools