November 13, 2026

Eagle Excellence!

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Congratulations to Alexandria Duty, Isabella Policicchio, Spencer Sims, and Elly Proctor on being named Commended Students in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program! This recognition honors their outstanding academic achievement and exceptional performance on the PSAT/NMSQT. We are proud of their hard work and dedication to academic excellence!

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Congratulations to our Speech & Debate team at their first tournament! It was two long days full of rounds, and we did excellent!

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Wells Drowne: 5th in POI

Ayana Bipin: 6th in Drama

Gavin Flusche: 5th in Poetry

Rishabh Ramakrishnan and DJ Sharr: 3rd in Duet Acting

Elly Proctor Semi-Finalist in OSW

River Romano Semi-Finalist in Poetry

Congratulations to this year’s Horizon Honors High School College Board School Recognition Award recipients!

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Pictured left to right: Greer Masing, Alexandria Duty, Mitchell Rosing, Sam Goldman, Spencer Sims, Jacob Snow, Lucas Holweger, and Elisha Johnson. Aiden Duncan is not pictured.

Introduced in 2025, the School Recognition Award celebrates students who demonstrate academic excellence within their school community. To qualify, students must rank among the top 10% of their high school’s test takers on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 and/or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more distinct AP Exams by 10th grade.

Congratulations to these Eagles on this academic achievement!

Senior Kimimila Beetso has been named a Semifinalist in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. More than 1.2 million high school juniors entered the competition by taking the 2025 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Kimimila is among approximately 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide, representing less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors.

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Kimimila now has the opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for one of approximately 6,700 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $24 million. Congratulations to Kimimila on this exceptional academic achievement!

Freshman Trinn Lim has been named a Top 300 Junior Innovator in the 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge!

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Trinn earned this national recognition for her eighth-grade science fair project, “Glow Up! Examining the Power of Social Influence in Teen Skincare Marketing.” Her project researched how youth influencers use social proof and likability to increase engagement. It also examined how influencers may spread skincare health misinformation to millions of followers.

Trinn was selected from 1,997 entrants representing 34 states, Puerto Rico and Guam. View the complete list of Top 300 Junior Innovators: Society for Science Website

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