Five Mystic Valley juniors earn National Merit Recognition

Mystic Valley Regional Charter School (MVRCS) is proud to announce that five current juniors have been recognized by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) for their exceptional academic performance. Khloe Co, Wes Cunningham, Sophia Gentile, Kevin Sodeyama-Cardoso and Martin Vedrashko have earned National Merit Program recognition based on their outstanding scores on the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT^®).

“Mystic Valley’s mission is to provide students with a rigorous academic education in a well-mannered, disciplined, and structured setting, with an emphasis on virtue and the ideals expressed in our nation’s founding documents,” said MVRCS Director/Superintendent Alexander Dan. “These students have taken advantage of every opportunity afforded to them over the course of their time at the school, and we commend them for earning this prestigious recognition.”

These high-achieving students are now among the top 50,000 scorers nationwide, out of over 1.3 million entrants, and will receive additional details regarding their standing in the program during the summer and the 2025–2026 academic year. They might go on to achieve National Merit Semifinalist or Finalist status and could potentially join the ranks of previous MVRCS scholars. The entire Mystic Valley community congratulates Khloe, Wes, Sophia, Kevin and Martin on this tremendous academic achievement and wishes them the very best as they continue in the competition.

Founded in 1955, NMSC is an independent, nonprofit organization that operates without government assistance. Its mission is to honor the nation’s scholastic champions and encourage the pursuit of academic excellence. Scholarships are funded by the NMSC and by approximately 400 business organizations and higher education institutions that share this mission.