21 Walnut High School Seniors have been named "Commended Students" by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2025 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition by taking the 2023 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Congratulations to the following students:

Scott L Chen
Tyrik Chen
Zimo Chen
Choe K Cheng
Ryan Huang
Evelyn Y Kung
Sunny Y Lau
Yutong F Lei
Max Liu
Sarah Mendoza
Kayla Oh
Krissie K Pongvattanasomporn
Audrey N Santos
Gilbert H Shen
Ayden Tran
Ethan Y Tsai
Dylan C Wang
Eric S Wang
Carissa C Yu
Preston H Zhang
Ethan Q Zheng