New Hyde Park Memorial High School students Izhaan Ahmed, Priya Persaud and Paul Wang were recognized as finalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program. Each year, 1.5 million high school students across the nation enter the National Merit Scholarship Program and 15,000 students are selected as finalists. Approximately 7,250 finalists are then chosen to receive a Merit Scholarship award.
Three students selected as National Merit finalists at Sewanhaka’s New Hyde Park Memorial High School
From left: New Hyde Park Memorial High School Chairperson of Counseling Michele Pesce, Principal Dr. Richard Faccio, School Counselor Jeanne Laudenslager, Paul Wang, Izhaan Ahmed, School Counselor Samantha Marino, Priya Persaud and School Counselor Thomas Mitchell. (Photo courtesy of the Sewanhaka Central High School District)