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Local Students Receive National Merit Scholarship
Students at Germantown Academy, Mount St. Joseph Academy receive National Merit Scholarship.
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced today the 2013 $2,500 Merit Scholarship winners. There are 8,000 students nationwide who will receive a National Merit Scholarship in 2013, totally $35 million.
According to a release, students are selected based on academic record, "scores from two standardized tests, contributions and leadership in school and community activities; an essay written by the Finalist; and a recommendation written by a high school official."
Locally, the following students have been named National Merit Scholarship recipients:
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Name: Aleksander Obradovic
Hometown: Dresher
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School: Upper Dublin High School
Probable Career Field: Bioinformatics
Name: Roger Liu
Hometown: Maple Glen
School: Upper Dublin High School
Probable Career Field: Computer Science
Name: Emily Rose Eck
Hometown: Flourtown
School: Mount St. Joseph Academy, Flourtown
Probable Career Field: Neuroscience
Name: Jonah Kallenbach
Hometown: Ambler
School: Germantown Academy
Probable Career Field: Science/Research
Name: Brett R. Curtis
Hometown: Newtown
School: Germantown Academy
Probable Career Field: Neuroscience
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