{"id":1886,"date":"2026-11-11T10:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hilliardschools.org\/ms\/?p=1886"},"modified":"2026-11-10T16:10:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T16:10:25","slug":"hilliard-city-schools-celebrates-national-merit-scholars-and-perfect-act-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hilliardschools.org\/ms\/hilliard-city-schools-celebrates-national-merit-scholars-and-perfect-act-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilliard City Schools Celebrates National Merit Scholars and Perfect ACT Scores"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Hilliard City Schools is proud to recognize students from Bradley, Darby and Davidson high schools for their outstanding academic achievements in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students have demonstrated exceptional academic ability and dedication, earning recognition as National Merit Commended Scholars and Semifinalists. We also celebrate two students who earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Bradley High School<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>National Merit Commended Scholar<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Grant Snider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Darby High School<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>National Merit Commended Scholars<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ava Campolo<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Akmal Mohammed<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Alexander Plummer<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kaden Snyder<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Caden Yocom<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>National Merit Semifinalists<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Roshan Ayanampudi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Davidson High School<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>National Merit Commended Scholars<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mischa Haworth<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Nicholas Kasick<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Zachary Lance<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Ibrahim Rashed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>National Merit Semifinalists<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mohamed Katabay<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">David Merfeld<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kento Nishio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b>Perfect ACT Score (36)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Mischa Haworth<\/li>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Kento Nishio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Congratulations to all of these students on their remarkable accomplishments! We are proud of their hard work and the academic excellence they represent across Hilliard City Schools.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilliard City Schools is proud to recognize students from Bradley, Darby and Davidson high schools for their outstanding academic achievements in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. These students have demonstrated exceptional academic ability and dedication, earning recognition as National Merit Commended Scholars and Semifinalists. 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