Page 4 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • November 27, 2013 Mahwah High school recognizes 12 Commended Students Mahwah High School Principal John P. Pascale has announced that the following students have been named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Schol- arship Program: Alexandra C. Bueno, Michael G. Corrado, Emily L. Drake, Kristen V. Grotheer, Bret F. Magliola, Ariel L. Murphy, Annika J. Patel, Alexis N. Pellechio, Alissa R. Puzo, Aditya B. Singh, Emily I. Weil, and Jammie T. Xie. Approximately 34,000 Commended Students in the nation are being recog- nized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2012 Pre- liminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). “Recognition of high-achieving stu- dents is essential to advancing educa- tion excellence in our nation,” an NMSC spokesman said. “As demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive program, the young men and women named Commended Stu- dents represent some of the most academ- ically talented students in our country. We sincerely hope this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities and encourage them in their pursuit of academic success.” Pictured: Kristen Grotheer, Michael Corrado, Alissa Puzo, Alexis Pellechio, Aditya Singh, Brett Magliola, Emily Drake, Annika Patel, Emily Weil, Alexandra Bueno, Ariel Murphy, Jammie Xie, and Principal John P. Pascale.