La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor announced that 18 seniors have been named National Merit Scholars this year.

Over 1.3 million juniors entered the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2023 PSAT Qualifying test. Students qualified as either a Semifinalist or Commended Student after having earned scores in the top 1% or the top 5%, respectively. 

Since its founding, The National Merit Scholarship Corporation has recognized over 3.5 million students and provided some 470,000 scholarships worth over $1.8 billion. The honors awarded by NMSC to exceptionally able students are viewed as definitive marks of excellence. Recipients of Merit Scholarship awards, Achievement Scholarship awards, and corporate-sponsored Special Scholarships have increased the nation’s respect for intellectual accomplishments and have contributed significantly to its talent pool of future leaders.

Back row above: Lucas Hayes (CM), Nunzio Ruggeri (CM), Michael Stauffer (CM), Philip Rueger (CM), Owen Helenski (CM), Kyle Martin (CM), Luca DeMarco (SF), Andrew Wambold (CM)

Front row above:  Joseph Petrarca (CM), Kelly Gallagher (SF), John Christopher Keller (CM), Cole Morrison (SF), Jason Jiang (CM), Ryan Connaghan (CM), Shane Sperduto (CM), Brendan Moran (SF), Matthew McDonnell (CM)

Missing from photo:  Xavier Kovac (CM)
*(SF)-Semifinalist; (CM)-Commended

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Photo: LSCHS