In addition to the following Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy recently named National Merit Semifinalists: Andrew Ghastine, William Kuhlman, Isaac Mills, Grace Pearson, Benjamin Smith, and Craig Stotz, and those receiving College Board National Recognition: William Castellanos, Payton Puryear, Bianca Rodriguez, and Jaden Idris, CHCA’s Upper School Principal Mrs. Wilkowski is also pleased to announce that the following students have also been recognized as National Merit Commended: Adyson Anderson, Reagan Butrum, Tara Chalasani, Taylor Mitchell, Colin Papp, Abigail Rosenfeldt, and Johnathan Russell. A certificate from the National Merit Scholarship Cooperation will be presented to these students at CHCA’s Academic Awards Night in April 2023.

Approximately 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2023 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers who entered the 2023 competition by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. “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 success.”

“I am thrilled to announce these students as National Merit Commended Scholars,” shared Wilkowski. “Their hard work and commitment to excellence exemplifies the very essence of CHCA. I look forward to the incredible things they will accomplish now and in the future.”