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Senior earns recognition from National Merit Scholarship Program

September 27, 2024
By KCS Staff

KCS is pleased to announce that Noah Sumikawa '25 has been named as a Commended Student in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. Recognition is based on Selection Index scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which is taken during students' junior year. On September 27, Mrs. Ahn and Mr. Kanakanui presented Noah with a Letter of Commendation from the school and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC). He is the eighth KCS high school student to be recognized for this honor.

Noah's Selection Index score on the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT test placed him among the top 50,000 students who took the test. According to an NMSC spokesperson, "Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success." Congratulations, Noah, for your scholastic recognition and commendation!