Students honored by Natl. Merit program – Mid-Island Times
Thursday, October 23, 2025
The Levittown School District has announced that 10 students from Division Avenue and General Douglas MacArthur High Schools were recognized in the prestigious 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
At Division, Ashley Agatep and Daniel Smith were named Commended Students, while Nish Keer has been recognized as a Semifinalist. At MacArthur, Commended Students included Saahir Afraz, Allyssa Aquino, Kiera Blind, Meaghan Campbell, Alden Sykora and Kevin Tierney, while Sara Duda was named a Semifinalist.
Commended Students are among 34,000 throughout the nation recognized for their exceptional academic promise and high scores on the 2024 Preliminary SAT. Nish and Sara are among more than 16,000 Semifinalists who will continue in the competition to vie for 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95% of the Semifinalists are expected to attain a Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title.
Division Avenue High School students Ashley Agatep and Daniel Smith were named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Division Avenue student Nish Keer was named a Semifinalist.
Seven students from General Douglas MacArthur High School were recognized in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.
Photos courtesy Levittown Public Schools
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