In addition to this year’s 11 National Merit Semifinalists, 19 more seniors at Columbus Academy have earned national academic recognition from the College Board, which runs the National Merit Scholarship Program. The 30 students recognized represent 26.55% of this year’s 113-member senior class.

The following 15 seniors have been named National Merit Commended Students for demonstrating outstanding potential for academic success by placing among the nation’s top 50,000 students on the 2023 PSAT exam:

Alisha Arora
Angela Bdoyan
Phinneaus Boninsegna-Mullins
Joseph Gurwin
Margaret Kurtz
Christina L’Hommedieu
Olivia Lewis
Sophia Lichten
Theodore Liu
Carolina Mize
Andrew Neviaser
Melanie Qin
Priya Rangi
Sunil Santry
Alester Xiao

Also, these four members from our Class of 2025 were recently announced as College Board National Recognition Program Scholars for scoring in the top 10% of test-takers in Ohio who identify as first-generation, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native and/or attend school in a rural area or small town:

Lillian Bailey
Jacob Brentlinger
Anderson Davis
Isabelle Eribo

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