BBHS Drama wins multiple awards from the Eastern Student Artist Guild Awards
BBHS Seniors recognized as Semifinalists in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Competition
Congratulations to Blind Brook High School seniors Amrit Mohapatra, Simon Riley, Abigail Weintraub and Jocelyn Zheng for being named a 2026 National Merit Scholar Semifinalists.
This past week officials of National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMS®) announced the names of more than 16,000 Semifinalists in the 71st annual National Merit Scholarship Program. The semifinalists have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 6,930 National Merit Scholarships worth nearly $26 million that will be offered next spring.
“I am so proud of these four semifinalists,” BBHS Principal Mark Greenwald said. “They are all incredible, committed students and are very deserving of the recognition. I wish them all the best as they move forward through the process to become National Merit Scholars.”
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship® award, Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition. About 95 percent of the Semifinalists are expected to attain Finalist standing, and approximately half of the Finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar® title.
In a release from the NMSP, it noted “over 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The nationwide pool of Semifinalists, representing less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors, includes the highest-scoring entrants in each state. The number of Semifinalists in a state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.”
The release also outlined the next steps for semifinalists, who must
BBHS Drama wins multiple awards from the Eastern Student Artist Guild Awards
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UPDATE
Congratulations to our amazing actors and technicians for their awards from the The Eastern Student Artist Guild! The Blind Brook High School Drama Club was the recipient of 10 awards for their fall production of “12 Angry Jurors.”
Hannah Levine-Student in a Drama Gold with Recognition
Cassandra Brunetti-Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama Gold with Recognition
Rory Mayer-Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama Gold with Recognition
Dora Lopes-Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama Gold
Annabelle Hirsch-Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama Gold
Juno Chong-Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama Gold
Justin Keller-Lighting Designer/Technician Gold with Recognition
Noah Sausen-Sound Designer/Technician Gold with Recognition
Ensemble in a Drama Gold with Recognition
Drama Production Gold with Recognition
Production was nominated earlier in April
Congratulations to the cast, crew and director of the BBHS Fall Drama Production, “12 Angry Jurors.”
The production was nominated for the Eastern Student Artist Guild Awards in the following categories:
🎭 Performance by a Student in a Drama – Hanah Levine (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama – Cassandra Brunetti (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama – Rory Mayer (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Lighting Designer/Technician – Justin Keller (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Sound Designer/Technician – Noah Sausen (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Ensemble in a Drama – 12 Angry Jurors (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Drama Production – Cast & Crew of 12 Angry Jurors (Gold with Recognition)
🎭 Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama – Dora Lopes (Gold)
🎭 Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama – Annabelle Hirsch (Gold)
🎭 Supporting Performance by a Student in a Drama – Juno Chong (Gold)
The awards ceremony is Monday, April 20th at the Tarrytown Music Hall.
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