12 Seniors Recognized As National Merit Honoreees
Congratulations to the 12 members of the Class of 2023 who have been recognized as National Merit Honorees for the 2022-2023 school year. Five seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists, five were named Commended Scholars, and two were named National African American Recognition Awardees.
St. Charles Preparatory School is proud to announce that twelve members of the Class of 2023 have been recognized as National Merit Honorees for the 2022-2023 school year. Five seniors were named National Merit Semifinalists, five were named Commended Scholars, and two were named National African American Recognition Awardees.
Nationwide, approximately 16,000 high school seniors were selected based on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT), according to the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Semifinalists represent less than 1% of high school seniors across the country. The National African American Recognition Program Scholars qualified for their honor based on their academic achievements in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10 and/or AP® exams.
The young men honored are:
Front row, from left: Warren D’Souza (Semifinalist) (St. Brendan School, St. Brendan Parish), the son of Melroy and Wilma D’Souza of Hilliard; Beckham Parsons (Semifinalist) (Genoa Middle School, St. Paul Parish), the son of Jay and Angela Parsons of Westerville; Evan Rayburn (National African American Recognition Award) (Marburn Academy), the son of Jeffrey and Karen Rayburn of Blacklick; and Owen Galvin (Semifinalist) (St. Andrew School, St. Andrew Parish), the son of James and Virginia Galvin of Columbus;
Second row, from left: Matthew Hollis (Commended Scholar) (St. Brigid of Kildare School, St. Brigid of Kildare Parish), the son of Matthew and Shannon Hollis of Powell; Thomas Matthews (Semifinalist) (St. Brigid of Kildare School, St. Brigid of Kildare Parish), the son of Michael and Jennifer Matthews of Dublin; Peter Hou (Semifinalist) (Phoenix Middle School), the son of Kewei Hou and Jing Song of Worthington; and Connor Newcomb (Commended Scholar) (Olentangy Liberty Middle School, St. Joan of Arc Parish), the son of Brendan Newcomb and Tracy O’Neill of Powell;
Back row, from left: Elijah Cassidy (Commended Scholar) (Grace Christian School, St. Pius X Parish), the son of Matthew and Kristina Cassidy of Reynoldsburg; Corbin Robinson (Commended Scholar) (Walnut Springs Middle School, St. Paul Parish), the son of Michael Shannon and Heather Garcia of Columbus; Nathaniel Edon (National African American Recognition Award) (St. Paul School, St. Paul Parish), the son of George and Gabriela Edon of Westerville; and Robert McMillen (Commended Scholar) (St. Brigid of Kildare School, St. Brigid of Kildare Parish), the son of John McMillen and Linda Dupuis of Delaware.
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