Valwood senior Sara Knighton was recently named a “Commended Student” in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students placed among the top 5% of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2016 competition by taking the 2014 PSAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). ONly approximetly 34,000 students int eh entire nation will be named a Commended Student.