Pictured with Principal Dave Marshall are front row (l-r): William Radford, Emma Hill, Margaret Kuehner. Back row (l-r): Aleksei Kabunov, Ben Chiodi, Richard Riccelli, Liana Thomas, Eric Lee, and Rowan Doyle.
Nine Christian Brothers Academy students have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The students are: Ben Chiodi, Rowan Doyle, Emma Hill, Aleksei Kabunov, Margaret Kuehner, Eric Lee, William Radford, Richard Riccelli, Liana Thomas.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2026 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
“Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” a spokesperson for NMSC said. “These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.”
