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District Announces 'Commended Students'

Plainview JFK winners were named in prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program.

The Plainview-Old Bethpage Central has announced the students  selected as Commended Students in the 2012 .  Commended students are recognized for their exceptional academic promise.

More than 1.5 million students took the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test and entered the nationwide competition for recognition and awards from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.

The local students named to the honor were: Alexandra Figler, Daniel Borko, Jin Soo Chun, Matthew Marlin, Nidhi Mann, Julie Jun, Gina Kwon, Sonia Sethi, Jessica Baker, Joseph Park, Samuel Weinstein, Parsa Erfani, Samuel Friedman and Scott Metzger.

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About 34,000 students nationwide were named "Commended Students" on the basis of their outstanding performance and selection index score. Although these students are not continuing in the National Merit Scholarship competition, they will be candidates for scholarships sponsored by corporations and businesses. 


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