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Article: SIX STUDENTS EARN NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS, MORE WINNERS TO BE NAMED THIS SUMMER

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May 2, 2007
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The Anchorage School District issued the following news release:

Six ASD high school students were named today as 2007 National Merit Scholars. The students are:

Matt Crimp, Steller Secondary School Joseph Falcone, South Anchorage High School Amelia Josephson, West High School Anson Moxness, West High School Megan Rawson, East High School Hillary Walker, East High School

National Merit Scholars are evaluated on their academic records, test scores, leadership in school and community activities, essays, and letters of recommendation from their schools. Scholarship winners are judged to have the strongest ...

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