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Courtesy of the Fox Chapel Area School District

Fox Chapel Area High School’s 2024 National Merit Semifinalists are, from left to right, Dylan Work, Abraham White, Chloe Kim, Shriya Krishnamurthy, Adhitya Thirumala, and Lucas Gravina.

Courtesy of the Fox Chapel Area School District

Safiya Stewart

Fox Chapel Area High School will celebrate homecoming on Sept. 29 with a carnival from 4-7 p.m. at the high school, 611 Field Club Road, O’Hara Township.

The homecoming game begins at 7 p.m. at the high school stadium.

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Six Fox Chapel Area High School seniors have been named National Merit Semifinalists, and 22 students have been named Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program.

The Fox Chapel Area Semifinalists are: Lucas Gravina, Chloe Kim, Shriya Krishnamurthy, Adhitya Thirumala, Abraham White, and Dylan Work.

The Commended Students are: Jacob Anthikad, Annalese Bartolacci, Dylan Berman, Joshua Correnti, Amelia Costello, Nicholas Cusano, Eliza Davis, Logan Dressman, David Feder, Adam Ferris, Emmett Gillespie, Darren Jayaratnam, Clara Kelley, Henry Koloc, Rachel Milcheck, Eduardo Phelan-Vidal, Lakshanya Rajaganapathi, Liviya Rubin, Emily Torbert, Gloria Wen, Isabella White, and Bridget Yun.

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Fox Chapel Area High School senior Safiya Stewart has received the National African American Recognition Award, which is part of the College Board’s National Recognition Programs.

Award winners must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher; PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores within the top 10% of test-takers in their state; received a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams in 9th and 10th grade; and either attend a school in a rural area or small town or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.