They are the top 2.6%. Eleven Rye High School seniors have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students earned the distinction on the basis of their scores on the 2022 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) taken during their junior year.
Over 1.3 million juniors in 21,000 high schools entered the 2024 National Merit Competition; approximately 34,000 students – only about 2.6% – are being recognized as Commended students. The students will receive Rye Recognition of Excellence awards at the October 24 Board of Education meeting.
The top 2.6%:
Amelia Brooks
Juliette Hamlen
Jiawen Hao
Niklas Hofmann
Kathryn Keith
Polina Komarova
Bryan Laverty
Lara Oktay
Samantha Ryan
Rebecca Speas
Spencer Swiader
