Shoreham-Wading River High School students Natalee Cortina, Ray Tang and Alexander Tischenko were named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program for exceptional academic promise. Although these students will not continue in the 2026 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, this is an outstanding achievement. Commended students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).    

The district congratulates the students for this outstanding accomplishment.