East Islip High School seniors Joesuf Ahmad and Liam Eichler have earned national recognition as Commended Students in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. They are among approximately 34,000 students across the country recognized for their exceptional academic promise, placing within the top 50,000 scorers nationwide on the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

“We are proud of these two students for achieving this honor of being named Commended Students, and look forward to their continued success,” Principal Anthony Montemarano said.