Strake Jesuit Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board National Recognition Programs 2024

59 Strake Jesuit students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs grant students academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process. 

This year, we have 20 students named National Merit Semifinalists: Elias Al-Ramahi ’25, Christopher Bezemek ’25, David Calderon ’25, Maxwell Chen ’25, Peter Cyr ’25, Blaise Dorenbaum ’25, Daniel Guo ’25, Luke Holmes ’25, Ethan Johnson ’25, Maxwell Mallay ’25, Matthew Mejia ’25, Henry Omanga ’25, Matthew Parker ’25, Andrew Robertson ’25, Marcus Rohrig ’25, Justin Wang ’25, Allen Wu ’25, John Yates ’25, Oliver Zhang ’25, and Jason Zhao ’25. 

We also want to recognize the following students who have been awarded academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. 

The following students were recognized as National Merit Commended Students: Kai Chong ’25, Richard Davis ’25, Christian Ellestad ’25, Miguel Gomez IV ’25, Gilbert Henry ’25, Mikale Holfeld ’25, Henry Holy ’25, Brandon Liu ’25, Martin Mejia ’25, Davis Neighbors ’25, Benjamin Ratterree ’25, David Roman-Pavajeau ’25, Long Wang ’25, Justin Wen ’25, and Andrew Wong ’25. 

The following students were recognized as National African American Recognition Scholars: Dennis Haskin ’25, Christopher Hubbard ’25, Mason Seymour ’26, and Jackson Wright ’25. 

The following students were recognized as National Hispanic Recognition Scholars: Diego Adams ’26, William Aguilar ’25, Emil Banchs ’25, William Carroll ’26, Nicholas Cevallos ’25, David Duarte ’25, Daniel Estrada ’26, Rafael Gomez ’25, Alfred Harper ’25, Victor Lamadrid ’26, Angel Lara ’25, Mateu Orendain ’25, Jack Prati ’26, Nicholas Richmond-Mendez ’25, Diego Salinas ’26, and Joaquin Shields-Sanchez ’25. 

The following students were recognized as National Indigenous Scholars: Michael Cavers ’26, Vijay Moorthy ’26, and William Westcott ’26.

The following students were recognized as National First Generation Scholars: Rafael Gomez ’25, Angel Lara ’25, and Alan Ta ’25.