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Hilliard City Schools is proud to recognize our outstanding students who have been named National Merit Semifinalists and Commended Scholars in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program. These exceptional students have demonstrated remarkable academic achievement and dedication to excellence, representing the very best of our district.

Each year, the National Merit Scholarship Program honors the top-performing students across the nation based on their PSAT/NMSQT scores. Semifinalists represent the highest-scoring students in each state and are eligible to continue in the competition for National Merit Scholarships. Commended Scholars are recognized for placing among the top 50,000 scorers nationwide.

National Merit Semifinalists

Darby High School

• Rohan Narisetti

• Brady Wallen

Bradley High School

• Yash D. Patel

• Kaichi J. Sasaki

National Merit Commended Scholars

Bradley High School

• Mohamedkadar Ahmed

• Bryn Bunnell

• Colton Overly

• Nima Raychaudhuri

• Ammar Siddiqui

Darby High School

• Kalyan Cheruvu

• Aiza Khuhro

Davidson High School

• Matthew Banyots

• Lucas Dupaix

• Dominic Ferrari

• Tasneem Hassan

• Samuel Mann

• Daniel Monfort

• Ella Tornes

A special congratulations to Rohan Narisetti of Darby High School, who not only earned recognition as a National Merit Semifinalist but also achieved a perfect score on the ACT—an extraordinary accomplishment that reflects his dedication and academic excellence.

We are proud to celebrate all of our National Merit honorees for their hard work, perseverance, and commitment to learning. Their success is a reflection of their determination and the unwavering support of their families, teachers, and school communities.

Congratulations to all of our National Merit Scholars—you make Hilliard City Schools proud!

We are proud to share that, once again for the third year in a row, Hilliard City Schools has been ranked #1 in the entire state of Ohio for the value-added component on the Ohio School Report Card. This recognition reflects the outstanding work of our teachers, staff, and students in ensuring that every learner makes meaningful academic growth each year, no matter where they begin.

Value-added is one of the most important measures of the impact a school district has on its students. It looks not just at test scores, but at how much progress students are making over time. Leading the state in this measure reaffirms what we know to be true—our students are learning and growing in powerful ways because of the commitment of our educators and the support of our community.

At the same time, we know there is more work to do. While our value-added ranking is a point of pride, the report card always points us to areas of potential growth, and this year is no exception. That tells us we must continue to focus on the bigger picture: not only how students grow while they are with us, but also how prepared they are when they leave us.

As part of our strategic planning, we are renewing our focus on graduation rates and post-graduation readiness, as well as readiness in literacy and mathematics. Whether our students choose college, career, or military service, we want them to leave Hilliard City Schools with the skills, confidence, and experiences they need to thrive.

This moment is both a celebration and a call to action. We celebrate the dedication of our staff, the resilience of our students, and the ongoing support of our families. And we recommit ourselves to ensuring every student graduates ready for the future.

Together, we can be proud of this achievement—and inspired to keep moving forward.

Hilliard City Schools is upgrading the system we use in our school cafeterias. This change will help families better manage their child’s meal account.

Because of this upgrade, parents will need to **set up new automatic payment options** through the MyPaymentsPlus website. Any deposits made using the old setup will not go into your child’s meal account.

Click HERE for Step-by-step instructions!

Please note: MyPaymentsPlus.com is run by a company called Horizon Software. If you have trouble using the website, the Hilliard Food Service Office won’t be able to assist. Instead, please use the help and support tools found directly on the **MyPaymentsPlus** website.

Welcome to ParentSquare! We are excited to adopt this new form of school-to-home communication. ParentSquare is designed to keep parents informed and facilitate participation at school. It provides a safe way for the school principal, teachers, staff, and parents/guardians to:

• Send and receive school and class information
• Share pictures and files
• See calendar items
• Sign up to volunteer
• and much more . . . all in one centralized place!

Parents – Getting Started video

All school/grade level and classroom information will now be sent to your computer or phone via email and/or text or you can download the free App.

The Help & Support question mark in the top right corner can help answer most of your questions. So, join in!

Need More Help with Parent Square? If you need to update your contact information such as email, phone number or other information, login to homeaccess.hboe.org to make updates. Be sure to use the same contact information in HomeAccess that you use for ParentSquare so your students are automatically connected to your account.

Other types of support needs? Submit a request: https://www.hilliardschools.org/new-help-desk/ or contact your student’s school in early August.