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SHS seniors Lyzander Irvin Borg and Laila Oloriegbe receive National Merit designations

October 11, 2024

Sartell High School seniors Lyzander Irvin Borg and Laila Oloriegbe received designations in the 2025 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Lyzander Irvin Borg, a Semifinalist, joins less than one percent of U.S. high school seniors as 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. 

Laila Oloriegbe, a Commended Student, is recognized for exceptional academic promise and is placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2025 competition.

High school juniors entered the 2025 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. 

“On behalf of the entire Sartell High School community, I want to share how proud we are of Lyzander and Laila. It is a wonderful accomplishment for two students in our senior class to receive National Merit designations,” Sartell High School Principal Shayne Kusler shared.