This fall, O’Connell senior Matthew Rimicci was named a Semifinalist in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program, based on his performance on the 2023 PSAT/NMSQT. He was later joined by nine other O’Connell students whose scores on that exam placed them among the top 50,000 of the more than 1.3 million students nationwide. These Commended Students are Francesca Copley, Diogo Faust, Emmet Hand, Mariel Irish-Maldonado, Olivia Martin, Sabina Nagy, Delaney Park, Lily Spann, and Samantha Stewart.
National Recognition Program - The College Board also recognized 19 O’Connell students in their National Recognition Program, which awards academic honors to high-performing, underrepresented students. Students who took the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, or AP Exams in the 2023-2024 school year and meet the score requirements are considered for these awards. Congratulations to the following juniors and seniors:
Martin Barreto Sanchez ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Stephanie Claros ‘26 - National First Generation Recognition, National Hispanic Recognition
Francesca Copley ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Norman Dichard ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Diogo Faust ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Antonio Fernandez-Ribas ‘26 - National Hispanic Recognition
Diana Gamboa-Hazou ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Elizabeth Gray ‘26 - National African American Recognition
Emmet Hand ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Scarlett Larez ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Malachy Muoka ‘26 - National African American Recognition
Cathy Nguyen ‘25 - National First Generation Recognition
Douglas O’Donnell ‘25 - National Hispanic Recognition
Juana Roa ‘26 - National Hispanic Recognition
Paula Roa ‘27 - National Hispanic Recognition
Natnael Tamirat ‘26 - National African American and National First Generation Recognition
Sophia Truong ‘26 - National First Generation Recognition
Yashir Walker ‘25 - National African American Recognition
Anna Zea ‘26 - National First Generation Recognition, National Hispanic Recognition
