NEWSMAKERS
Carter Bibler ’22, Parker Bricking ’22, Irene Calderon ’22, Jimmy Fraley ’22, Mimi McNabb ’22, Keenan Schomburger ’22 and Jennifer Sullivan ’22 were selected as semifinalists in the annual National Merit Scholarship Corporation Program.
Abby Almaguer ’22, Bridget Baker ’22, Nicholas Ciaccio ’22, Benjamin Fearn ’22, Ellie Moran ’22, Mason Perkins ’22, Kira Rackley ’22, Teddy Sumnar ’22 and Tony Zhang ’22 were named Commended Students by The National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
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Abby Almaguer ’22, Benjamin Fearn ’22, Cecilia Hasan ’22, Leo Santamarina ’22, Luis Valencia ’22 and Reagan Sutton ’22 were selected as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. Reagan was also chosen to be a College Board National Indigenous Recognition Program Scholar. Aniya Woodard ’22, Aubrey Jones ’22, Austen Young ’23, Maya Wood ’23, Mila Brusch ’22 and Reagan Heard ’23 were named College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars.
Irene Calderon ’22 earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam. Irene is an avid scientific researcher, a self-proclaimed Latin nerd, prolific writer, talented musician, is committed to community service and is a blackbelt in Taekwondo.
The College Board called out 85 Summit scholars for results on Advanced Placement tests taken in May and June 2021. Fortysix students were named to the AP Scholar with Distinction tier, 20 reached the AP Scholar with Honor tier and 19 were named AP Scholars.
William McLane ’23 achieved a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college entrance exam. He took the exam during his sophomore year. It is a rare accomplishment; 0.3% of all students who took the test nationwide in 2020 achieved a 36, which is a composite of the four mandatory tests for knowledge of English, math, reading and science.
