Twelve Delbarton seniors have been recognized in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program. Jake Caravello ’27 was named a National Merit Semifinalist, and eleven members of the Class of 2027 were named Commended Students.

Caravello is among more than 16,000 Semifinalists nationwide. He now has the opportunity to advance to the Finalist level and compete for a National Merit Scholarship.

Delbarton’s Commended Students are Christian Barravecchio ’27, Henry Clyan ’27, Ryan Dooley ’27, Kenneth East ’27, Matthew Fic Jr. ’27, Andrew Kapp ’27, Daniel Meng ’27, John Mermel ’27, Gavin Virag ’27, Adam Wells ’27 and Neil Zacharia ’27.

Approximately 34,000 students nationwide were named Commended Students after placing among the top 50,000 participants based on their performance on the 2025 PSAT/NMSQT.

We congratulate our National Merit Semifinalist and eleven Commended Students and wish them luck as they continue through the National Merit Scholarship process this year.