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Canton Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists
As a National Merit Semifinalists, these students will now compete for more than $30 million worth of scholarships to be offered in 2021.
CANTON, GA — Three high school students from Canton have been named semifinalists for a 2021 National Merit Scholarship.
The group are among about 16,000 high-school seniors nationwide who will go on to compete for National Merit scholarships worth more than $30 million to be offered next spring.
They are:
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CHEROKEE HIGH SCHOOL
- Iovino, Dylan J.
CREEKVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
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- Davis, Nathan W.
SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL
- Jeong, Jeremy J.
More than 90 percent of the semifinalists are expected to become finalists, and more than half of those will win National Merit scholarships.
High-school juniors in about 21,000 high schools entered the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT) in 2019.
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