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Lindbergh Got 468 New Alumni Thursday

High School grads scored nearly $12 million in scholarships to continue education, officials said.

Lindbergh High School is a National School of Character, awarded this year, 2011.

By the Numbers:

Class of 2011

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  • 468 total graduates
  • 90 percent going on to college, 425 total 
  • 57 percent to four-year colleges, 245 total
  • 42 percent to two-year colleges, 180 total
  • 3 percent to schools of advanced training, 15 total
  • 3 percent to military service, 12 total
  • 4 percent to employment, 21 total
  • Four foreign-exchange students who will return home to continue their education.

By the dollars

  • Nearly $12 million—$11,927,088—in scholarships awarded to this year's graduates

By the scholarship, skills and abilities

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  • 266 students earned 680 scholarships total
  • 45 Missouri Bright Flight Scholarships 
  • 156 A+ Scholarship candidates 
  • 26 athletic scholarships 
  • 8 music, theater and art
  • 6 National Merit Finalists
  • 7 National Merit Semifinalists
  • 7 National Merit Commended Students
  • 47 George Washington Carver Award winners
  • 110 Charles A. Lindbergh Scholars
  • 12 International Baccalaureate candidates

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