Four Byram Hills High School Seniors Are National Merit Scholarship Finalists 

Four Byram Hills High School seniors have advanced to become finalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The students, Olivia Addeo, Ryan Bernstein, John Ndocaj and Jane Zeltner, are among the more than 15,000 finalists competing for 7,500 Merit Scholarships worth nearly $30 million.

The students entered the scholarship competition by taking the Preliminary SAT. The finalists were selected from the 16,000 semifinalists announced in September. The semifinalists represent less than 1% of U.S. high school seniors, including the highest-scoring entrants in each state.

“Congratulations to all four of our semifinalists on being named finalists in the National Merit Scholarship competition,” Principal Christopher Walsh said. “These students are dedicated to their academics and we are incredibly proud of their achievements and hard work.”

National Merit Semifinalists
From left: Olivia Addeo, Ryan Bernstein, John Ndocaj, and Jane Zeltner.