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By the Numbers: Wheaton High School Class of 2011

Class boasts $5.6 million in offered scholarships.

s graduation will this upcoming Monday, at 10 a.m. at DAR Constitution Hall, in downtown Washington. But who are the students that will cross the stage with their diploma? Here's a look at the senior class by the numbers.

Graduating students: 260*

Scholarships offered to college-bound seniors: $5,609,248

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Matriculating to college: 155 

  • 59.4 percent two-year in state
  • .6 percent two-year out of state
  • 23.2 percent four-year in state
  • 16.8 percent four-year out of state
  • Close by: 86 students are matriculating at Montgomery College, with eight matriculating at University of Maryland, College Park, one student each to University of the District of Columbia, Georgia Washington University, Trinity University and Hood College (Fredrick, MD)

Students joining the military: 4

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Seniors that participated in sports: Fall, 31; Winter, 18; Spring, 25

Students with weighted GPA of 3.0 or more: 112

Students with weighted GPA of 4.0 or more: 21

Some featured seniors at Wheaton High:

: Posse Foundation Award winner; : NIH work shadowing participant; , Gates Millenium Scholarship winners; , honorable mention at Congressional Art Conest; , senior leader on the baseball team; Charles Woods, basketball forward; , selected for MCC's "secrets" art show;

*Seniors have until June 16 to finish their academic and service hour requirements in order to graduate. The final number will go up or down based by that time.

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