Sixteen District 202 seniors from all four high schools have been named “commended” students in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Although they will not continue in the 2025 competition for National Merit Scholarships, about 34,000 Commended Students nationwide are recognized for their exceptional academic promise.
Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 scorers of more than 1.3 million students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
These District 202 students are 2025 “National Merit Scholarship Commended Students”:
PLAINFIELD HIGH SCHOOL – CENTRAL CAMPUS
Ubaldo Rodriguez
PLAINFIELD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Kyle W. Puckett
Lance M. Valera
PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Alexander Gaull
Mia Gonzalez
Suha Khan
Yunus Khan
Prakul Madaan
Brady Mitchell
PLAINFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Aadam Tayeb
Nathan D. Matzig
Nora E. Ingram
Matthew E. Deng
Ariella L. Delapena
Jack R. Brelsford
Madison B. Barber