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For Immediate Release
Lakeville's Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program
(Lakeville, MN) October 1, 2013 - The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that the following students have been named Commended Students in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program:
Lakeville North Lakeville South
-Philip Leung - Dylan Adelman
-Alexandra Noll - Connor Goodner
-Carter Schulte - Emma Mickelson
-Freddy Thomas - Rachel Mickelson
-Robert Thomas - Margaret Murphy
A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal at each school to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation ar being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2014 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2014 competition by taking the 2012 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).
"The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success," commented a spokesperson for NMSC. "These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success."
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About ISD 194, The Lakeville Area Public Schools
Independent School District 194, the Lakeville Area Public Schools, is an award winning school system located in the South Metro of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St Paul Minnesota. The District serves approximately 10,800 students in Dakota County and Scott County, and covers 86 square miles, including most of Lakeville, parts of Burnsville and Elko New Market, and portions of Eureka, Credit River and New Market Townships. There are eight elementary schools (K-5), three middle schools (6-8) and two high schools (9-12), an Area Learning Center and two Community Education facilities.
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