An image of 21 Shaker seniors who have been named Commended Students posing together with SHS Principal Marcus Puccioni.

Shaker High School is proud to announce 21 of its students have been named Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Each of these talented seniors received a letter of commendation from Principal Marcus Puccioni in honor of the recognition. This group is among 34,000 Commended Students throughout the country who placed in the top five percent of the 1.5 million students who entered by taking the PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Congratulations to the following students:

SURYA BOMMASANI 
VARUN CHAGANTI 
YUNHAN CHEN 
FAHIM FIDA 
EMMA FREED 
YIROU KAO 
DEEPAK KILAPARTY 
HANA KIM
SANJANA KOLLI 
ANGELA LI 
EVERITT LI 
SAMYA MADHUKAR 
SHAYLA MIEU 
AYDAN SHAHBAZLI 
FARAZ SHAIKH 
SNEHA SINHA  
ANGAD TENDULKAR 
ISHIKA YALAMANCHI 
EMILY YANG 
ISABEL YANG 
RUI ZHENG 

"Those being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success. "