Levittown Resident Named Commended Student at St. John's

St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School in West Islip recently announced that a Levittown resident was among five students who have been awarded the designation of Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.   

Commended students have earned scores that placed them in the top five percent of all test takers.  The Commended Students for 2014 are:

- Sean Connolly of East Islip

- Christian Da Luz of East Northport

- Samantha R. McDonough of Massapequa

- Sara Michels of Levittown

- Kevin Wasko of Massapequa

The National Merit Scholarship Program is a nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).  

More than 1.5 million students took the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test last October.  Of all test takers only 34,000 have been awarded the designation of Commended Student.

“The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC. 

"We are very proud of these students and delighted that their abilities have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation," said Nan Doherty, Principal of St. John's.