Class of 2009 Produces 35 National Merit Semifinalists 
Jesuit High School has 35 National Merit Semifinalists in the Class of 2009.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) recognized 35 seniors from Jesuit High School as semifinalists in the 2009 Merit Scholarship Competition, representing the largest number of honorees from a Louisiana school and the largest number of semifinalists among Catholic schools in the U.S., according to data provided by the NMSC.
Jesuit’s honorees make up 15% of Louisiana’s 227 National Merit Semifinalists who come from 54 schools. The outstanding performance of these 35 Blue Jays ranks Jesuit among the top 30 public and private high schools in the United States.
The National Merit Semifinalists of the Class of 2009 recently gathered in the Chapel of the North American Martyrs for their photo. They are: Front row, from left: Malcolm Andry, Taylor Bacques, Samuel Bienvenu, Patrick Bollman, Thomas Bourgeois, Robert Burvant, Nicholas Chedid, Jonathan Coote, Bradley Delaune, Francis DePano, Thomas Falcon, Daniel Fitzpatrick, Leon Flettrich, Ryan Gupta, Christopher Heneghan, and Taylor Hillburn;
Second row, from left: Timothy Lala, Jacques Landrieu, Tyler Landrieu, Eric Lorio, Kanwal Matharu, Charles McMahon, Stephen Merritt, Stewart Mink, and Steven Mixon;
Back row, from left: Erik Paskewich, Harold Plauche, Myles Prados, Chris Reuter, John Rourke, Edward Sampognaro, William Simoneaux, Austin Slakey, Christian Trapp, and Stephen Vocke. Two seniors -- Alula Amare and Ian Cannon -- were named semifinalists in the 2009 National Achievement Scholarship Competition. Jesuit also has five seniors who are National Hispanic Scholars, including Andres Begue, Nicholas Chedid, Arthur Collins, Andrew Debram, and Andrew Puente.
Additionally, Jesuit had 14 seniors who were commended in the 2009 National Merit Program. They are: Tyler Andrews, Andres Begue, Ian Cannon, Arthur Collins, Peter Flores, Daniel Hoppes, Patrick Kiernan, Robert Klare, Cullen Landry, Joseph Ory, Andrew Puente, Sean Simonson, Charles Tiblier, and Joshua Trusheim. Jesuit’s faculty, administration, and staff extend their congratulations to these deserving seniors!
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Class of 2008 Yields 38 National Merit Semifinalists 
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation recognized 38 seniors from Jesuit High School as semifinalists in the annual Merit Scholarship Competition. The honorees of the Class of 2008 gathered in Jesuit’s Traditions Courtyard for this photo. Seated, from left: Diego Aviles, Eric Begoun, Brett Beter, Mark Correa, Matthew Darce, Chetan Dargan, Grogory Dinnell, Leo Falgout III, Jared Ferguson, Connor Flint, Raymond Fuenzalida III, Nikhil Gopal, Evans Hadden, Jr., and Darren Hayes. Standing, from left: Mathew Irimpen, Devin Hildebrand, Kyle Heidingsfelder, Ian Jorgensen, Matthew LaCoste, Matthew Levy, Patrick Madore, Benjamin Malbrough, Andrew Marquis, Taylor Martina, Joseph Morse, Jr., Zachary Poche, Robert Redfearn III, Marco Salgado, Michael Shalaby, Edward Seyler, John Sileo III, Matthew Spalitta, .JPG)
Thurgood M. Burks-Coats
National Achievement Semifinalist
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Christopher Tosh, John Walsh, Thomas Wicker IV, and Graham Williams. Not pictured are Tristan Dao and Kevin Fitzgerald. Additionally, one Jesuit senior, Thurgood Burks-Coats was recognized as a National Achievement Semifinalist, an academic competition for outstanding African-American high school students. Five Jesuit seniors were also recognized as National Hispanic Scholars. They are: Diego Aviles, Garrett Brown, Frederick Debram, Joseph Morse, Jr., and Marco Salgado. Aviles, Morse, and Salgado are also National Merit Semifinalists.
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