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Nine Prep Seniors Qualify As Semifinalists in the 2008 Merit Scholarship Program
Nine Prep seniors qualified as semifinalists in the 2008 National Merit Scholarship Program. The students are Martin Connor, Robert Jones, Brendan Keeler, Henry Mushinski, 
Samuel Settle, Mark Springel, Jason Walsh, Michael Wolff, and Ryan Zehner. They join approximately 16,000 semifinalists from around the country in meeting the criteria for this prestigious honor.
The National Merit Scholarship program is a not-for-profit organization that operates without government assistance. Founded in 1955 to conduct the annual National Merit Program, it offers talented high school students the opportunity to compete for Merit Scholarship awards. The awards are worth $33 million and will be offered next spring.
The initial screen for the Semifinalists was determined by taking the 2006 Preliminary/ National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition, including maintaining an outstanding academic record, being endorsed and recommended by the high school principal and earning SAT scores that confirm the studentís qualifying test performance.
More Information at www.nationalmerit.org >>
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