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6 Commack High School Students Named National Merit Semifinalists
The local students will now go on to compete for millions in scholarship money from the National Merit Scholarship program.
COMMACK, NY - Six Commack High School students were among 16,000 across the country who were named Semifinalists in the National Merit Scholarship Program on Wednesday.
All of the semifinalists are high school seniors chosen from schools across the country and are competing for $31 million worth of scholarships. Of the semifinalists, 15,000 will go on to be finalists and earn a scholarship, with some going even further.
In Commack, the following students were named semifinalists:
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- Kathy Cao
- Gabriel J. Chan
- Joshua W. Lee
- Delina M. Levine
- Deniz Sinar
- Kyle R. Spinelli
More than 1.6 million students around the country entered the competition by taking the PSAT or the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
In order to become a finalist, the students must submit a detailed application which includes information about their academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.
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A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record through-out high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay, and earn SAT scores that confirm the student's earlier performance on the qualifying test.
Congratulations to the semifinalists!
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