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FCCPS Recognizes 13 Commended Students for 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program

Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition

George Mason High School’s Principal Tyrone Byrd announced the 13 Commended Students for the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program, according to FCCPS.

Commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.

PHOTO: (from front, l to r) Anna C. Rice, Sophie A. McGinnies, Katelynn J. Batten, Arianna Zoghi, Claire E. Schmidt, Matteo K. D’Agostino, James J. Taylor, William G. Stubbs, Counselor Amy Kurjanowicz, Counselor Nancy Goldman, Anthony J. Pala, Zachary T. Witzel, Principal Tyrone Byrd, and George R. De Mars. Not pictured: Thomas T. Rochman and Felipe A. Borja.

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