Four Mineola High School students have been designated Commended Students for their academic achievement in the 2024 to 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.
To qualify for this recognition, seniors Dante Rafuna, Makayla Apter-Quinn, Fatima Badoolah and Avery Liu each scored within the top 3 percent of all students nationally on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test taken in October of their junior year.
With this honor, recipients are eligible to be selected for special scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses.