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29 Edina High seniors earn National Merit Commended Scholar recognition

These students join 12 of their peers who were recently named Semi-Finalists in respected national program

September 26, 2012

Edina Public Schools proudly announces that 29 Edina High School seniors are among 34,000 students nationwide being recognized for their exceptional academic talent as National Merit Commended Students. Commended students place among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2013 competition.

This week, the following EHS students were named National Merit Commended Scholars:

  • Hayden Anderson
  • Sarah Bonello
  • Claire Branigin
  • Anders Cologne
  • Kyle Condiff
  • Joel Deutsch
  • Michelle Erickson
  • Natalie Gaughan
  • Lauren Groffsky
  • Daniel Halmrast
  • Rachel Hartnett
  • George Hubmann
  • Judith Jackson
  • Emily Johansen
  • Rebecca Kunau
  • Kathryn Morris
  • Abigail Nyberg
  • Alexander Pastor
  • Kelwen Peng
  • Jaryd Ross
  • Sean Satterthwaite
  • Grace Stewart
  • Jack Swiler
  • Rachel Thompson
  • Megha Varghese
  • Samuel Weiss
  • Sarah Winton
  • Jonathan Yang
  • Hadley Young 

Each Commended Student will receive a letter of commendation from Edina High School and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) in recognition of their outstanding achievement.

“We continue to have reason to be proud of our students at Edina High School,” said Bruce Locklear, Edina High School Principal.  “We congratulate these 29 National Merit Commended Scholars, who, along with their 12 peers previously recognized as National Merit Semi-Finalists, demonstrate the strong tradition of academic excellence we have at Edina High School.”