Bishop Kenney Students Honored by National Merit Scholarship Program

Posted on October 3, 2022 By Editor Junior Residents

Front row: Cooper Howe, Alyssa Malacaman, Doria Wright, Mikaela Georgi, Anabel Macchi, Joslyn Rill, Aidan Phillips; Back row: Alex Yalch, Alexander Bernich, Ian Kirsch, William Wallace, Emily Wilson; (Not pictured – Emily Malzahn)

Alex Yalch, Bishop Kenny High School Class of 2023, has been named a National Merit Semifinalist in the 68th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Program finalists will be confirmed in March 2023.

Yalch has a 4.5 GPA, and is a member of the English, Mu Alpha Theta, Rho Kappa, Science, Thespian and National Honor Societies. He is an active member of the BK Student Ambassadors, History, Science and Theatre Clubs, and the St. Vincent de Paul Society. Yalch has over 310 service hours, is a member of Thespian Troupe 2411, and will play the Tin Man in the school’s fall production of the Wizard of Oz.

“I like that BK has given me an opportunity to be involved in so many extracurricular activities. I truly felt welcome to try new things and was given the chance to embrace academics and the arts,” said Yalch, who would like to attend the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and major in environmental science.

Fellow seniors Alexander Bernich, Mikaela Georgi, Cooper Howe, Ian Kirsch, Anabel Macchi, Alyssa Malacaman, Emily Malzahn, Aidan Phillips, Joslyn Rill, William Wallace, Emily Wilson and Doria Wright, were also recognized as Commended Students by the National Merit Scholarship Program, based upon their outstanding PSAT scores.