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Burlingame and Hillsborough Students Make National Merit Scholarship Semifinalist List
Nearly a dozen students in Burlingame and Hillsborough are among the semifinalists for the prestigious scholarship program.
The list of semifinalists in the 58th annual National Merit Scholarship Competition, released last week, included 11 students from Burlingame and Hillsborough high schools.
Semi-finalists in the academically prestigious competition will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $48 million, to be offered next spring.
Only the top 1 percent of applicants in the nation receive National Merit finalist recognition, which they enter each year by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The standardized test measures critical reading, math problem-solving and writing skills.
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Congratulations to these students from Burlingame High School:
Grace J. Hu
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Jack P. Spira
Drew D. Willoughby
Congratulations to this student from Mercy High School:
Amanda R. Odasz
Congratulations to these students from Crystal Springs Uplands School:
Kelsey D. Biddle
Peter Buckley
Kristen Chui
Ava L. Kamb
Gary A. Lee
Ka Heng Lo
John R. Mark
Melinda J. McTeigue
Sophia J. Murguia
Joule P. Voelz
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