National Merit Semifinalist, five Commended Students, 20 other students honored at National Merit Acknowledgement Night

Principal Georgianna Diopoulos announced on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, that Ava Gell, a Warwick Valley High School senior, was honored as a National Merit Semifinalist.

She also honored five High School students who have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.

• Melina Garby
• Paxton Honerkamp
• Bianca Monaco-Kron
• Suyash Srivastava, and
• Conrad Wendell

A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) was presented to each of these scholastically talented seniors at National Merit Acknowledgement Night at the high school where an additional 20 students were honored with designations such as National Rural and Small Town Award, National African American Recognition Award, National Hispanic Recognition Award, and National Merit Scholarship Semi-finalist.

“It  was  a  pleasure recognizing these students for their tireless work, and such a prestigious accomplishment, “ said Principal Georgianna Diopoulous.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. NMSC Commended Students are among the top 50,000 students to enter the competition by taking the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

The NMSC recognizes students who they regard as a “valuable national resource,” and “[recognizes] their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development.”

Join us in congratulating all of the honorees and continue to encourage them on their pursuits of academic success.

AWARDEES

Naa Korkoi Aryeetey, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award
National African American Recognition Award
National Hispanic Recognition Award

Killian Bauman, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Ava Cauda, junior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Ian Doherty, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Megan Forman, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Melina Garby, senior
National Merit Commended Status

Ava Gell, senior
National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist

Talia Hartigan, senior
National Hispanic Recognition Award

Julianna Hayden, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Gillian Hayeck, junior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Olivia Holland, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Paxton Honerkamp, senior
National Merit Commended Status

Chloe Jarrous, senior
National Hispanic Recognition Award

Zachary Johnston, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Athena Lazina, senior
National Hispanic Recognition Award

Kayla Ludovicy, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Bianca Monaco-Kron, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award
National Hispanic Recognition Award
National Merit Commended Status

Reagan Oswald, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award
National African American Recognition Award

Miller Pritchard, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Caroline Rourke, junior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Sophia Samborski, senior
National Hispanic Recognition Award
National African American Recognition Award

Tanya Sinha, senior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Suyash Srivastava, senior
National Merit Commended Status
National Rural and Small Town Award

Sara Venter, junior
National Rural and Small Town Award

Conrad Wendell, senior
National Merit Commended Status

Selvin White, junior
National African American Recognition Award