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Three Yellow Ties Named National Merit Semifinalists
Annie Wright seniors Nelson Athow, Eli Dugan and Ava Filiss have been named as National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists. The Yellow Ties were among only five students in Tacoma to achieve the honor.
The National Merit Scholarship Program, established in 1955, is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. High school students enter the competition by taking the PSATs.
Honorees were in the top 1% of highest scores on the 2019 PSAT, taken by 1.5 million high school juniors. Most semifinalists go on, through an application process and continued high achievement, to become finalists, eligible to receive scholarships that together total more than $30 million.
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The National Merit Scholarship Program, established in 1955, is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships. High school students enter the competition by taking the PSATs.
Honorees were in the top 1% of highest scores on the 2019 PSAT, taken by 1.5 million high school juniors. Most semifinalists go on, through an application process and continued high achievement, to become finalists, eligible to receive scholarships that together total more than $30 million.
