Congratulations to Mendon High School 2024 graduates Mark Akladious and Sophie Khan who were selected as National Merit Scholarship winners. They are among just 2,500 Merit Scholarhip awardees from an initial pool of approximately 1.5 million students who entered the National Merit Scholarship Program.

Akladious and Khan were each awarded a $2,500 National Merit Scholarship. The Scholarship winners were determined by a committee of college admissions officers and high school counselors who appraised information submitted by finalists and their high schools: the academic record, including difficulty level of subjects studied and grades earned; scores from the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®); contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay; and a recommendation written by a high school official.

Twelve Pittsford high school students were among more than 15,000 of the highest-scoring entrants to advance to the Finalist level and represent less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors to achieve this distinction.

MHS Class of 2024 Finalists: Mark I. Akladious, Alexander S. Gill, Sophie E. Khan, Rena X. Li, Matthew A. Metlitsky, Jack C. Peyre, and Aaron Y. Shan.

SHS Class of 2024 Finalists: Justine Li-Wu, Aariv A. Mody, Thomas W. Raith, Lina Y. Yang, and Maureen X. Zhang.