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DCPS Announces Six National Merit Semifinalists [Photos]
We are very proud to announce there are six National Merit Semifinalists from the Daviess County Public School System! Here they are . . .
KAYLEE MEADOR (Daviess County High School)
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GABIJA ZIEMYTE (Daviess County High School)
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TREVOR PAYNE (Apollo High School)
ALEC PHELPS (Daviess County High School)
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BROOKLYN KNIGHT (Apollo High School)
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NACE MATTINGLY (Daviess County High School)
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According to Daviess County Public Schools, the six local semifinalists are "among approximately 16,000 academically talented high school seniors who now advance in competition for about 7,500 National Merit Scholarships valued at more than $31 million." Those prizes will be awarded next spring!
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