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National Merit Scholarship Program Names 22 Darien High School Students ‘Commended Scholars’

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Twenty-two Darien High School seniors have been named commended students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program, the school recently announced. — an announcement from Darien High School

Principal, Ellen Dunn and Director of School Counseling Cathy Oster presented each of these scholastically talented seniors with a letter of commendation in recognition of their outstanding academic promise. These are the 22 students:

Jacob Abraham, Ian Bozzuto, Claire Chan, James Coe, Matthew DelVecchio, Brady Eldredge, Tristha Fernandes, Christopher Finnegan, Joseph Hill, James Hoffman, Nathan Hu, Brandon Kuo, Kellan Leonard, Michael Lin, Katharine Massey, Rithik Melwani, Anna Qin, Sean Roberts, Madeline Smaldon, Flynn Sullivan, Ryan Xing and Selen Yasanliel.

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What’s Happening in Darien School’s: Superintendent’s Weekly Report

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Three things students and parents should consider signing up for online: Aspen, personal results of state standardized tests and a survey on the search for a new superintendent. Interim Superintendent Eric Byrne touched on all those topics in his newsletter last Friday, along with: driving carefully near school vans and cars used to transport students; a DHS concert is coming; the Middlesex Open House again had a strong turnout from Darien parents. Oh, and Byrne met Riptide. The superintendent reports the DHS mascot is “an absolute mush.” Weekend events mentioned in the newsletter are now past, so we’ve cut them from this article.

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Do You Know Any of These Eight DHS Students Just Named National Merit Semifinalists?

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The National Merit Scholarship Corp. has named eight Darien High School seniors as semifinalists for National Merit Scholarships, the organization has announced. — an announcement from the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) on Wednesday announced the names of more than 16,000 semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Among them, these eight came from Darien High School:

Chenhui Gagliardi, Milana Melnick, Luke Mihopoulos, Akhil Polaki, Maya Pujara, Bo-Wen Qin, Neev Sahgal and Luka Zhou.

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Police: Expect Heavy Traffic Around Darien High, Starting at 6:30 PM Thursday, Sept 11, When the School Has an Open House

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Due to the traditionally large turnout for the Darien High School Open House, the Darien Police Department advises that the following traffic regulations are being put into effect for the area surrounding Darien High School on Thursday Sept. 11, starting at 6:30pm:
— an announcement from Darien police
• All vehicles will be properly parked so as to facilitate and expedite the safe flow of vehicles at the conclusion of the event. • Vehicles will be parked on both sides of Nutmeg Lane and High School Lane, as needed, facing away from Darien High School. • Motorists are asked to pay particular attention to posted “No Parking” areas. Previous experiences have resulted in illegally parked vehicles blocking driveways or restricting access to emergency vehicles.