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9 Plainfield Students Earn Commended Status in National Merit Scholarship Program
The students won't complete for scholarships, but did well enough to earn the commended status.
PLAINFIELD, IL — Nine District 202 high school seniors have been named “commended” students in the 2016-2017 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The National Merit Scholarship Program is a nationwide competition for recognition and awards conducted by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC).
Although they will not continue in the 2016-2017 competition for National Merit Scholarships, about 34,000 teenagers throughout the nation are being recognized as Commended Students this year after taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
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These District 202 students were named 2016-2017 “Commended Students”:
PLAINFIELD SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
Alexander Hurtado
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PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Brendan Kelly
Thomas Robey
Casey Slezak
Robert Sparks
PLAINFIELD EAST HIGH SCHOOL
Madeline Haymond
Alexandra Kiszluk
Colleen McCann
Alexandra Thill
photo via Plainfield School District 202
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