Academic Excellence
The Society of Women Engineers Awards
Carnegie Mellon University’s Spring Creative Task Challenge
2026 Carson Scholars
Eli Jacobs, ‘26, National Merit Scholarship Competition Finalist
Jane Kilmer, ‘26, and Brody Torchia, ‘26: National Qualifiers
Rebel Robotics Club competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge
Patrick Weldon, ‘25 Named National Merit Scholarship Finalist
Charles Crummie, ‘27, Maria Maley, ‘28, Annabelle Watson, ‘28, Patrick Weldon, ‘25, and Eli Jacobs, ‘26 Selected as 2025 Carson Scholars
Athena Diaz, ‘25, Receives the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship
Julia Skalniak, ‘25 Awarded Prestigious St. Robert Bellarmine Fund Scholarship
Ushan Dahal, '25 Receives Prestigious Nordenburg Scholarship from the University of Pittsburgh
Kamyia Morris, ‘25 Named Finalist for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship
The Society of Women Engineers is a professional organization with a program to recognize students who may be considering a career in engineering, technology, or computer science. Students must have outstanding grades in technology, math, and science classes.
Last year was the first time we had an SLS student place in the Carnegie Mellon University’s Spring Creative Task Challenge. This year’s competition included over 200 entries from across the world. One of our Sophomores took first place in Unit 4 of Exploring Programming for her interactive code – I am thrilled to announce Natalie Pascarella as the 1st place winner in CMU Academy’s Exploring Programming Unit 4.
Thomas Kovalcik, '27, Eli Jacobs, ‘26, Charles Crummie, ‘27, Maria Maley, ‘28, Annabelle Watson, ‘28, and Mary Zych, ‘28 were named 2026 Carson Scholars. The Carson Scholarship Fund recognizes students for their continued commitment to academics, leadership, and service to others.
Congratulations to Eli Jacobs, ‘26, who was named a finalist for the National Merit Scholarship Competition! As a finalist, Eli is now among more than 15,000 students, representing less than the top 1% of U.S. high school graduates.
Congratulations to Jane Kilmer, ‘26, and Brody Torchia, ‘26, who were 2026 Academic Games National Qualifiers!
Recently, our Rebels Robotics club competed in the FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) Southwestern Pennsylvania Qualifier and ranked 12th out of 31 teams from throughout the region.
We proudly announce that Patrick Weldon, ‘25 is in the top .01% of the three million schools that took the PSATs and is a National Merit Scholarship finalist! Congratulations on this huge accomplishment, Patrick!
Congratulations to the 2025 Carson Scholars! Charles Crummie, ‘27, Maria Maley, ‘28, Annabelle Watson, ‘28, Patrick Weldon, ‘25, and Eli Jacobs, ‘26. We are so proud of your amazing accomplishments.
Congratulations to Athena Diaz, ‘25, who received the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship from Belmont University! It is a full-ride academic scholarship awarded to a first-year student that covers tuition, room, board, textbooks, and fees.
Congratulations to Julia Skalniak, ‘25 who has been awarded the prestigious St. Robert Bellarmine Fund Scholarship! The mission of the St. Robert Bellarmine Fund is to empower Catholic students who are committed to orthodoxy and the teachings of the magisterium of the Catholic Church by providing scholarships to authentically Catholic universities.
Congratulations to Kamyia Morris, ‘25 who is a finalist for the QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship! Only 7,288 students out of over 25,500 applicants were selected as National College Match Finalists. Kamyia was selected due to her outstanding academic achievements.