Livingston Residents Among Newark Academy Students Named National Merit Scholars

Livingston, NJ - Four seniors at Newark Academy, a 6-12 independent school in Livingston, NJ - were named 2027 National Merit Semifinalists, joining 16,000 students across the country. The semifinalists from Newark Academy include: Leyu Girma, Katherine Liang, Sachin Mitra and Ethan Zhou.

In addition, 26 Newark Academy seniors were named National Merit Commended Scholars for placing among the top 50,000 students who entered the competition. Among them are five Livingston residents: Murat Acikel, Kiran Adams, Leah Gershgorin, Aarav Sekhri and Scott Yao.

The other NA Commended Scholars include: Elijah Burrell, Lucille Cheng, Arun Damodaran, Raghav Hariharan, August Huang, Henry Lee, Teo Levin, Emily Lim, James Lin, Kayleigh Rodriguez, Sayuj Sharma, Sathvik Subramanian, Noah Tamiso, Kim Tran, Marco Tucci, Kai Van Garderen, Anika Vasani, Annie Wu, Nathan Yan, Astrid Youngren and Yuxi Zhang.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition that recognizes and provides scholarships to students. Each year, approximately 1.2 million high school juniors take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) to enter the program.

About Newark Academy: Founded in 1774, NA is one of the nation’s oldest day schools and older than our country. For more than 250 years, Newark Academy has been committed to innovative, relationship-centered teaching and learning, delivering a best-in-class education. Newark Academy’s motto, “Ad Lumen” — meaning “toward the light,” serves as the school’s guiding principle. The school’s approach has illuminated the potential in generations of students by empowering them to pursue their passions and achieve excellence both inside and outside the classroom. For more information about Newark Academy, visit www.newarka.edu.