10 Westlake High Students Recognized By National Merit Program

WESTLAKE, OH — Five Westlake High students were named Commended Students in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Nationally, 34,000 high school students are recognized by the National Merit Scholarship program for "exceptional academic promise." These students, including Westlake's students, had to earn scores on the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test which are among the top 50,000 in the U.S.

The five Commended Students in Westlake are: Evan Cowin, Abigail E. Dumm, Arya S. Parikh, Hannah C. Powers and Sagan D. Woolner. They join Luke Heberle, Rahul Jain, Colt Rujawitz, Macy Sinreich and Kevin Xu who were named as Semifinalists.

"To have 10 students recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation is awesome, and all of these students truly deserve to be commended for their academic achievements," said Westlake High School Principal Paul Wilson. "They have worked very hard and have been dedicated to their studies so they all deserve to be recognized. Congratulations to each of them on this tremendous honor!"

The National Merit Scholarship Program issued the following statement on those recognized as Commended Scholars:

"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success. 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."