Congratulations National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Students!

CBSD is proud to announce that 19 of our students were named semifinalists, and 46 students were named among the commended students in the prestigious 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. 

To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several rigorous requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of semifinalists are expected to attain finalist standing, and about half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. While they will not advance in the competition, the 46 commended students also performed at a distinguished level in the competition.

CBSD is proud of our students' significant achievements in working toward this prestigious award! The recognition they have achieved brings honor to their school communities and to the entire Central Bucks School District. They are:

Central Bucks East

Semifinalists

  • Aditya Gunturi
  • Justin Hartwig
  • Dan Heinrichs
  • Liam Meyers
  • Simrin Ponamgi
  • Jillian Troth
  • Aaron Wang
  • Ling Xu
  • Adam Zortea

Commended Students

  • Ryan Ahearn
  • Alexandra Ballentine
  • Katelyn Beasley
  • Matthew Beatty
  • Nicholas Breen
  • McKenna Brophy
  • Janice Chen
  • Kyra Cunningham
  • John Cuozzo
  • Derek Deihl
  • John Duffy
  • Adam Hicks
  • Kelly Meinert
  • Rianna Rosenberg
  • Jacob Shawwa
  • Andrew Yang

Central Bucks South

Semifinalists

  • Pranathi Birapuneni
  • Eric Leon
  • Tarang Tondapu
  • Srikar Yelamarthy

Commended Students

  • Bhargav Bulusu 
  • Casey Chen 
  • Louis Cheng 
  • Nicolas Desandre 
  • Abigail Jordan 
  • Se Jin Kim 
  • William Li 
  • Kevin Lin 
  • Alan Liu 
  • Kammie Ping 
  • Sheriff Popoola 
  • Anusha Sindia 
  • Miranda Song 
  • Akaash Suresh 
  • Isabella Swartz 
  • Brandon Switzer 
  • Sheena Zhang 
  • Jacqueline Zhou

Central Bucks West

Semifinalists

  • Claire Cao
  • Bret Hatzinger
  • Sakhi Naik
  • Abhi Nangunoori
  • Kanishk Nazareth
  • Francis Peng

Commended Students

  • Melody Chen
  • Rehan Devaravar
  • Alexander Galvin
  • Stella Garwood
  • Saikrishna Manojkumar
  • Alec Maraska
  • Marshall Miller
  • Nathan Nazareth
  • Owen Neal
  • Samantha Remmey
  • Hannah Wick
  • Anna Winters