Dos Pueblos High School is pleased to announce that the 28 scholastically talented DPHS seniors listed here have been named Commended Students in the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program: Jenna Becker, Alexis Chasney, Kristen Cummings, Ananda Das, John Douglas, Caleb Dunne, Hannah Friedland, Natalie Friedman, Kurt Gallessich, Matthew Grace, Sean Guthrie, Kyle Hoffman, Felix Li, Gabriel Li, Oriane Matthys, Cory Micheel, Paul Park, Miranda Rodriguez, Da-Bin Ryu, Nicole Schauser, Eric Schuh , Andrew Silverstein, Sam Skopp, William Terry, Sara van Valkenburgh, Hannah Vincent, Nicole Voyen, Helen  Wang.

About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2010 competition for National Merit Scholarships, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million student who entered the 2010 competition by taking the 2008 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

A spokesperson from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation commented, "Recognition of high-achieving students is essential to advancing educational excellence in our nation. As demonstrated by their outstanding performance in our highly competitive program, the young men and women named Commended Students represent some of the most academically talented students in our country. We sincerely hope this recognition will enhance their educational opportunities and encourage them in their pursuit of academic success.