2 Bensalem Seniors Named National Merit Commended Students

BENSALEM, PA — Two seniors at Bensalem High School have been named "commended students" in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Ruo (Lucy) Chen and Yogesh Patel received a letter of commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program. Commended students are named on the basis of nationally applied selection scores that, typically, are just below the level required to be named National Merit semifinalists.

Although commended students don't continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, some do become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations or businesses.

Chen has been a principal’s list honor roll student throughout high school. She is a member of the girls; tennis team, Student Government Association, Multi-Cultural Club, Blue Crew, and Lemon Club. Her hobbies include dancing, reading, FaceTiming with friends and hanging out.

She plans to major in international business and study abroad in Europe and/or Asia.

Patel is a distinguished honor roll and principal's list student. He is a member of DECA, Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS), SeaPerch and National Honor Society.

Out of school, Yogesh enjoys playing video games and basketball, drawing, and watching movies.

He plans to earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science and work as a software engineer for a major tech company.