Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit® Scholarship Program

Hershey High School and Derry Township School District are proud to reconigize 12 HHS students for being named Commended Students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are being reconigzed for their exceptional academic promise demostrated by their outstanding performance on the qualifying test. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC®), which conducts the program, has been presented by the principal to these scholastically talented seniors.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their
exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2025 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for
academic success," commented a spokesperson for MSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."

Congratulations to the following Commended Students:

• Faryal Aziz
• William Chappell
• Evan Darowish
• Lilith Keller
• Claire Li
• Hannah Neuschwander
• Louise Olszewski
• Anshi Paul
• Christine Tang
• Joyce Tao
• Claire Tian
• Emma Wang