Wayne Hills High School Scholars Recognized

WAYNE, NJ — Dozens of Wayne high schoolers were recently honored for their academic performance, with several being named scholars in some capacity.

On Nov. 13, the Wayne Board of Education recognized students for their academic achievements with the National Merit and Advanced Placement Scholarship Program.

Every September, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation announces semifinalists for a $2,000-per-year grant for college. The semifinalists are determined by high PSAT scores. More than 1.3 million high school students applied for the scholarship last school year. Two of this year’s finalists, Ritvik Mussani and Shaunak Soni, attend Wayne Hills High School.

See the rest of the honored Wayne Hills students below:

NMS Commended Students (Commended Students do not continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships, many of these students become candidates for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses): Jacob Belenkiy, Karina Bhargava, Victoria Burgess, Shayan Chatiwala, Boivob Chowdhury, Isabella Gil, Santiago Gonzalez, Helena Kim, Noah Kim, Ian Kwon, Juliette Laurin, Medha Limaye, Skyler Maxwell, Rishika Mussani, Ritvik Mussani, Abhiram Nadipalli, Poorvika Sampath, Shaunak Soni

AP Scholars with Distinction (Students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams): Jacob Belenkiy, Karina Bhargava, Shayan Chatiwala, Boivob Chowdhury, Isabella Gil, Santiago Gonzalez,Helena Kim, Noah Kim, Ian Kwon, Juliette Laurin, Medha Limaye, Rishika Mussani, Ritvik Mussani, Abhiram Nadipalli, Seonwook Paik, Ved Patel, Poorvika Sampath, Shaunak Soni, Braden Viray, Devin Wehmeyer

AP Scholars with Honor (Students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams): Aslan Alshishany, Victoria Burgess, Spencer George, Gabriel Hammoud, Darsheel Parikh, Gianna Saft, Phoebe Tsuboi

AP Scholars (Students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams): Wadie Bandeli, Esen Edeer, Jaden Guzman, Myla Heller, Dane Lysaght, Michael Masone, Skyler Maxwell, Zayd Mirza, Ethan Pasternack, Leah Rosado,Colin Russ, Aryav Vyas, Matthew Weiner

National First-Generation Recognition Program Scholars (Exceptional students whose parents do not have a bachelor's degree): Omar Al-Qatarneh, Zaina Brock,Tina Lu, Seonwook Paik, Malwina Panek, Nicolas Taveras, Anny Zhou

“It is a pleasure for the Board of Education, administration, and the entire community to recognize you for your amazing academic achievements and for receiving one of the most significant academic awards that high school students can achieve,” said Wayne Superintendent David Cittadino.