The Los Alamitos Unified School District recently announced 14 National Merit Commended Students for 2015-2016. They are listed alphabetically below:
Emily Blumenthal, James Campion, Renee Congdon, Emma Cruz, Evan Cusato, Griffin Don Vito, Duncan Fujii, Adam Havstad, Krista Hayakawa, Emma Hodge, Sean Pak, Sean Rheaume, Arielle Schultz and Tal Stoler.
A letter of commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional promise. Commended Students placed in the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2016 competition by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” said a spokesperson for MNSC. “These 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 excellence.”
Seen are Los Alamitos National Merit Commended Students( from left to right): Duncan Fujii, Sean Pak, Sean Rheaume, Emma Hodge, Adam Havstad, Krista Hayakawa, Tal Stoler, James Campion Arielle Schultz, Griffin DonVito, Emma Cruz, Evan Cusato, Emily Blumenthal, and Renee Congdon.
