Academic Boosters celebrates the academic achievements of Solon High School students who have been recognized as National Merit Scholars.
THANK YOU to our Corporate Sponsor for the 2024-25 National Merit Scholars!
These students earned scores on the PSAT taken in their junior year that were among the highest in the state and qualified them as National Merit Scholar semi-finalists. The number of semi-finalists represents less than 1 percent of all high school seniors in the U.S. and varies from state to state, as the number selected is proportional to the percentage of the total number of graduating seniors in each state.
The 27 semi-finalists will continue in the competition to become National Merit Scholar finalists by fulfilling several additional requirements in the coming months. First, they must attain an SAT score that confirms their achievement on the PSAT qualifying test. They must also demonstrate a record of outstanding academic performance throughout high school and be endorsed and recommended by their high school principal. In addition, the students and school officials must complete a detailed scholarship application that includes a student essay and information about their participation and leadership in school and community-based activities.
2024 National Merit Recipients
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 27 NATIONAL MERIT SEMI-FINALISTS:
Adhithiya Narayanan Balamurugan, Riddhima Deb, Aleksandra Demenkova, Rishith Doddi, Josephine Howard, Wyatt Johnson, Yashwin Kunam, Chanyoung Lee, Selena Liao, Devin Lim, Kevin Lim, Olivia Liu, Benjamin Mitchell, Tyler Morrison, Emir Hussain Naduvil Valappil, Satyarpita Parameswaran, Sohit Patro, Paresh Pobbati, Shawna Polster, Meenakshi Puram, Alyssa Rhee, Avneet Sohi, Angela Sun, Nina Van Zandweghe, Yilin Wang, Jason Wei and William Zheng.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 28 NATIONAL MERIT COMMENDED SCHOLARS:
Jayesh Agarwal, Vennela Siri Appari, Max Berke, Keira Bomeli, Abnar Fatima, Maxwell Goldberg, Reese Hoegler, Jianna Josy, Luke Kim, Pranav Kottagi, Isaac Lewis, Josephyn Liao, Mandi Lu, Maya Nayar, Jacob Niedzialek, Ravindra Nippani, Hansa Omur, Chikaosolu Nnadozie, Eilan Oster, Ahalya Pandian, Benjamin Pino, Jiya Rai, Ashley Rhee, Julia Shao, Callen Silverberg, Adarsh Siva, Alexa Soranno and Zaynah Wahab.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 18 NATIONAL RECOGNITION AWARD WINNERS:
• Hispanic Award recipients Daniela Benitez De Jesus, Julia Booher, Lillian Maslona, Madelyn Maslona and Isabel Pulido Gonzalez
• African American Award recipients Gavin Kirksey, Princewill Osuj, Robiah Sambo, Christian Sanders and Faith Simmons
• First-Generation Award recipients Aleksandra Demenkova, Evan Johnson, Cicily Skok, Sasha Squire and Jayden Wang.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 3 MULTIPLE CATEGORY AWARD RECIPIENTS: Mariana Barrera, Hispanic and First Generation; Luciana Narvaez, African American and Hispanic; and Jayden Reyes, African American, Hispanic and Indigenous.
