Xaverian Brothers High School Seniors Named National Merit Finalists

Thanks to Xaverian Brothers High School for contributing this news to Westwood Minute.

Westwood, MA - Congratulations to Xaverian Brothers High School seniors Rishabh Nevatia ’23 (Walpole) and Braden Kennedy ’23 (Wrentham) on being named National Merit finalists. Rishabh and Braden scored in the top 1% of students on the PSAT.

About 1.5 million juniors in more than 21,000 high schools entered the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), which served as an initial screen of program entrants.

Rishabh and Braden were two of the 15,000 semifinalists who were recently notified that they had advanced to finalist standing. These academically talented high school seniors now have an opportunity to continue in the competition to become two of the 7,250 finalists that will be selected to receive a National Merit Scholarship award.

For hyperlocal news delivered to your inbox, subscribe to Westwood Minute!

You may also enjoy:

- Xaverian Graduate Chris Bean is Reviving the Only Working Farm in Westwood

- Xaverian Takes 2nd, Westwood Takes 5th, Both Break Records at South Sectional Boys Swim Meet

- Xaverian Brothers High School Graduate Wins Environmental Scholarship

- WHS, XB Student Winter Athletes Named to Boston Globe's All-Scholastics