Saint Ignatius High School

Announcing our 2022 National Merit Scholars

We proudly recognize 35 members of the senior class who were named National Merit Scholars for the 2022-2023 school year. Of those, 8 students are named National Merit Semifinalists, 22 are named Commended Scholars and 5 were named College Board National Recognition Program Scholars.

We proudly recognize 35 members of the senior class who were named National Merit Scholars for the 2022-2023 school year. Of those, 8 students are named National Merit Semifinalists, 22 are named Commended Scholars and 5 were named College Board National Recognition Program Scholars. Together they are among those who earned the highest scores on the 2021 PSAT.

These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,600 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $30 million that will be offered in Spring 2023.
 

National Merit Semifinalists

Alex Bitzan
Grade School: Avon Middle School
City: Avon, Ohio

Kelly Coleman
Grade School: Lakewood Catholic Academy
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Nicholas Demers
Grade School: Rocky River Middle School
City: Rocky River, Ohio

Roman Fini
Grade School: Incarnate Word Academy
City: Broadview Heights, Ohio

Braeden Green
Grade School: Lakewood Catholic Academy
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Simon Hajjar
Grade School: Riverside School
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Roman Lucarelli
Grade School: Lee Burneson Middle School
City: Westlake, Ohio

Ernest Vargo III
Grade School: Lakewood Catholic Academy
City: Lakewood, Ohio
 
 

National Merit Commended

Jeffrey Bartley
Grade School: Metro Catholic
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Robert Boyce
Grade School: St. Albert the Great
City: Broadview Heights

Evan Calton
Grade School: Incarnate Word Academy
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Christian Durny
Grade School: Highland Middle School
City: Medina, Ohio

Daniel Durrant
Grade School: St. Raphael
City: Bay Village, Ohio

Gabriel Guido
Grade School: St. Michael - Independence
City: Brecksville, Ohio

Evan Jennings
Grade School: Lee Burneson Middle School
City: Westlake, Ohio

Peter Karim
Grade School: St. Paschal Baylon
City: Lyndhurst, Ohio

Young Kim
Grade School: Menlo Park Academy
City: North Olmsted, Ohio

Griffith Kowalski
Grade School: Ruffing Montessori
City: Westlake, Ohio

Nicholas Kramer
Grade School: Rocky River Middle School
City: Rocky River, Ohio

Nolan Magner
Grade School: Ruffing Montessori
City: Lakewood, Ohio

Collin Miller
Grade School: St. Raphael
City: Bay Village​, Ohio

Ryan O'Donnell
Grade School: St. Ambrose
City: Brunswick, Ohio

Ryan Putka
Grade School: Our Lady of Angels
City: Cleveland, Ohio

William Riley
Grade School: Holy Trinity
City: Avon, Ohio

John Rodgers
Grade School: Harding Middle School
City: Lakewood, Ohio

Benjamin Stavar
Grade School: Perry
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Michael Telzrow
Grade School: Homeschool
City: Brecksville, Ohio

Christopher Tipton
Grade School: Urban Community School
City: Cleveland, Ohio

Pedro Villa-Forte
Grade School: St. Dominic
City: Shaker Heights, Ohio

Seth Wojnar
Grade School: St. Christopher
City: Fairview Park, Ohio


College Board National Recognition Program Scholars

Aaron Duda
Grade School: All Saints of St. John Vianney
City: Willowick​, Ohio

Anthony Miranda
Grade School: St. Columbkille
City: Parma, Ohio

Jaylen Morales
Grade School: Academy of St. Adalbert
City: Berea, Ohio

David Whitley
Grade School: R B Chamberlin Middle School
City: Twinsburg​, Ohio

Pedro Villa-Forte
Grade School: St. Dominic
City: Shaker Heights, Ohio
 


Congratulations, gentlemen! We are very proud of you and your great accomplishments!