Two CBA Seniors from Colts Neck Named National Merit Commended Students; 9 Students Total in Top 5% of 1.5 Million Students

Photo: CBA’s National Merit Commended Students, left to right: Michael Cornette of Rumson, Ajay Handa of Tinton Falls, Ankur Kumar of Toms River, Christopher Largey of Colts Neck, Nicholas Rizzo of Colts Neck, and Robert Treval of Jackson. Missing from photo are Christian Bischoff of Jackson, Ryan Desrochers of Brick, and Slater Richardson of Red Bank.

Christian Brothers Academy congratulates nine members of the Class of 2015 who were named commended students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship program, including two students from Colts Neck.

The commended students are Christian Bischoff of Jackson, Michael Cornette of Rumson, Ryan Desrochers of Brick, Ajay Handa of Tinton Falls, Ankur Kumar of Toms River, Christopher Largey of Colts Neck, Slater Richardson of Red Bank, Nicholas Rizzo of Colts Neck, and Robert Treval of Jackson.

Approximately 34,000 commended students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Commended students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

Christian Brothers Academy (CBA) is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory high school (grades 9-12) for young men and conducted by the Brothers of the Christian Schools. A Lasallian school, CBA provides a rich and rigorous curriculum, programs of spiritual formation, and a broad range of academic, athletic, and cultural activities that enable students to become intellectually mature and morally responsible leaders. For more information about CBA, please visit our website, www.cbalincroftnj.org, or call 732-747-1959.