CUMMING—Pinecrest Academy seniors Gabby Elias, Wendy Oshinski and Andy Rodriguez have been named commended students in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2015 competition by taking the 2013 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Pinecrest is an independent Catholic school affiliated with the Legionaries of Christ and Regnum Christi.