14 Byram Hills High School Seniors Are Named National Merit Commended Students

ARMONK, NY — Fourteen exceptional local high school seniors were named among an elite group of scholars nationwide.

From the Byram Hills Central School District.

Fourteen Byram Hills High School seniors were named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, a recognition of their outstanding academic promise.

The students are Zachary Berman, Anika Bobra, Sienna Cavada, Max Charney, Noah Drazner, Joshua Goldman, Alexander Lewis, Maxwell Moy, Addison Petre, Avni Sundaram, Chase Tabankin, Allison Tsay, Elena Yu, and Alexandra Zodda.

"Congratulations to our Commended Students," Principal Christopher Walsh said. "We are very proud of them and they deserve to be recognized for their achievement."

Across the country, there were about 34,000 Commended Students. They are among the top 50,000 students who entered the scholarship competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last year.

This release was produced by the Byram Hills Central School District. The views expressed here are the author's own.