Sacred Heart Greenwich Celebrates National Merit Scholarship Commended Students

Sacred Heart Greenwich Announces Arianna Chin ‘26, Clare Junius ‘26 and Nidhi Ray ‘26 Named as National Merit Scholarship Commended Students 

Greenwich, CT - September 23, 2025 – Sacred Heart Greenwich is proud to announce that Arianna Chin '26, Clare Junius '26 and Nidhi Ray '26 were named as 2026 Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC). About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic achievements and placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition.

The NMSC, a not-for-profit organization established in 1955, honors the nation’s scholastic champions who exemplify academic excellence. High school juniors enter the program through participation in the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying test which was offered in October.  

"Sacred Heart Greenwich is thrilled to share that Arianna Chin '26, Clare Junius '26 and Nidhi Ray '26 have achieved national recognition as 2026 Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program," said Michael F. Baber, President of Sacred Heart Greenwich. "This honor reflects these students' academic pursuits, and we are immensely proud of their accomplishment."

About Sacred Heart Greenwich
Founded in 1848, Sacred Heart Greenwich, an all-girls, independent, Catholic school, educates and empowers students to pursue excellence, build courage and confidence, and lead lives of purpose and integrity. Sacred Heart Greenwich provides a challenging, empowering, and inclusive learning environment for girls and young women from early childhood through twelfth grade to prepare them to become confident, intelligent, and compassionate global leaders. The School offers a coed program for early education at the Barat Center for Early Childhood Education. Sacred Heart Greenwich is one of the 200 worldwide Network of Sacred Heart schools located in 44 countries. The 25 independent Network schools located in the United States share a common heritage and vision exemplified by a set of shared Goals and Criteria focused on faith, intellect, justice, community, and wisdom.

Media Contact:
Tricia Boyle, Sacred Heart Greenwich
203-532-3107, boylet@cshct.org