46 DCDS Seniors Honored with National Merit Recognition

Today, Detroit Country Day School (DCDS) announced that a record high 30 National Merit Semifinalists and 16 Commended Students—which equates to 25 percent the school’s class of 2019—have been recognized by the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program. DCDS Headmaster Glen Shilling made the announcement.

“This marks a momentous achievement with 25 percent of our senior class earning an impressive national recognition,” Shilling said. “The entire school community is incredibly proud of our students and all the hard work they have put in to receive such a prestigious academic achievement. This honor is a reflection of the strong programs we’ve built here at DCDS, the rigor of our academic curriculum, and the dedication and passion from our faculty.”

About 1.5 million junior class students enter the National Merit Scholarship Program each year by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. In order to qualify as a semifinalist, students must score well on the PSAT, which equates to test scores in the top 1 percent in the state. DCDS’s 30 National Merit Semifinalists have the opportunity to apply for the Finalist round of the scholarship competition and will be reviewed based on their SAT score, academic records, and recommendation by the high school principal. The finalists’ scholarships will be presented in spring 2019.

The 2019 DCDS commended students from the National Merit Scholarship Program include:

National Merit Semifinalists:

Erin Brennan (Beverly Hills)

Kevin Chang (Troy)

Jocelyn Chu (Livonia)

Alex Ge (Northville)

Jenna Good (Plymouth)

Meghan Guo (Bloomfield Hills)

Connor McGeorge (Bloomfield)

Ruhi Nayak (Bloomfield Hills)

Nehaar Nimmagadda (Northville)

Katherine Pan (Livonia)

Sreeram Panicker (Troy)

Shivan Prasad (Troy)

Samuel Redman (Bloomfield Hills)

Anusha Santhapur (Novi)

Aditi Sharma (Rochester Hills)

Julia Shen (Beverly Hills)

Erin Shi (Beverly Hills)

Nicklaus Sicilia (Bloomfield Hills)

Michael Stevanovich (Sterling Heights)

Anna Sun (Canton)

Sahil Suneja (Novi)

Ashwin Surapaneni (Bloomfield Hills)

Kevin Tang (West Bloomfield)

Justine Thomas (West Bloomfield)

Alicia Wang (Northville)

Collin Wang (Farmington Hills)

Yannis Wu-Yip (Troy)

George Yalamanchili (Troy)

Madeline Yang (Bloomfield Hills)

Joshua Zhe (Canton)

Commended Students:

Molly Beachum (Birmingham)

Chloe Burns-Krul (Oak Park)

Harliv Chahal (Northville)

Megan Charlakolu (Farmington)

Jiahong Hu (Bloomfield Hills)

Julie Jaipati (Farmington Hills)

Aashni Khatri (Northville)

Rebecca Li (Bingham Farms)

Chaitanya Manam (West Bloomfield)

Vignesh Nalliah (Bloomfield Hills)

Jared Nation (Rochester)

Rohan Nuthalapati (West Bloomfield)

Neel Shah (Rochester Hills)

Hassan Siddiqui (Bloomfield Hills)

Nikol Uribe Guiza (West Bloomfield)

Ariana Zarghami (Birmingham)

Detroit Country Day School offers students from preschool through high school an exemplary education rooted in academic rigor and a commitment to the full development of each student’s potential. The school is an independent, coeducational, non-denominational, college preparatory school nationally recognized for excellence in academics, athletics, and the fine and performing arts. Founded in 1914 by F. Alden Shaw, Detroit Country Day School today enrolls more than 1,500 students on four campuses located in Beverly Hills and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For additional information, please visit www.dcds.edu.