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    • Oct 18, 2023

O’Dowd Students Achieve Academic Excellence

At O’Dowd, we are called to find God in all things, with a shared commitment to academic excellence. We are proud to recognize the outstanding achievements of our students on the Preliminary Scholastic Assessment Test (PSAT). These scores reflect our students' remarkable accomplishments and affirm the quality of education we offer our students each day.


National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists

The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognizes and honors the academically talented students of the United States by providing scholarship opportunities based on the academic excellence shown on the PSAT. This year, four Dragons qualified for the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program. These Dragons will compete against more than 16,000 students for the chance at 7,250 scholarships totaling $28 million!

  • Isaac DeAvila ’24

  • Ethan Gonzalez ’24

  • Elias Grant ’24

  • Max Umminger ’24


National Merit Scholarship Commended Students

In addition to the scholarship semifinalists, the National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognizes and honors the academically talented students of the United States who score in the top 2-3% on the PSAT, naming them Commended Students. We are proud that six out of 34,000 students named Commended Students are Dragons!

  • Eva Carrasco ’24

  • Dominic Fahey ’24

  • Lisa Gerardi ’24

  • Ethan Glaun ’24

  • Izzi Greyson ’24

  • Harper Reese ’24


College Board National Recognition Awardees

The College Board honors the academic achievement of students who scored in a top percentile of the PSAT in 2022, have a GPA of 3.5 or higher, and identify as Black, Latino, or Indigenous. We are excited to share that 23 Dragons have been awarded this year!

  • Sarah Allen ’24

  • Avery Borjon ’25

  • Mateo Bossut-Ugarte ’24

  • Sydney Brown Wilson ’24

  • Michael Bruin ’24

  • Shane Canet ’24

  • Eva Carrasco ’24

  • Hailey Conner ’24

  • Amia Carrillo Ramanathan ’24

  • Isaac DeAvila ’24

  • Rachel Garcia-Killenberg ’25

  • Ethan Gonzalez ’24

  • Terrell Gray ’24

  • Cooper Hong ’25

  • Gabriela Palladino ’24

  • Santiago Laub-Sabater ’25

  • Omar Mejia ’25

  • Emilio Retana ’24

  • Brandon Rush ’24

  • Jake Song Schnitzler ’25

  • Ariana Trammell ’24

  • Desi Tran ’25

  • Mario Velasco ’24


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