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Five Students are National Merit Finalists

We salute our five National Merit Finalists: Aidan Dong, Larrabee Ellenberg, Charlotte Peavy, Lena Trask-Trafton and Naja Weinkle. 

Fewer than 1% of current high school seniors who took the PSAT in the fall of 2023 qualify as Semifinalists. Semifinalists then must fulfill several additional requirements to advance to the Finalist level of the competition, including having an outstanding high school transcript, submitting a principal's recommendation, an application, and an essay, and taking the SAT or ACT to confirm their PSAT scores. 

Our finalists are shown in the photo. 

Seated, from left to right, are  

Aidan Dong, son of Tracy Skipper and Byron Dong.
 
Naja Weinkle, daughter of Ella Weinkle and Tristan Weinkle.
 
Charlotte Peavy, daughter of Rachel Peavy and Jason Peavy.
 
Standing, from left to right, are 
 
Lena Trask-Trafton, daughter of Michelle Trask and Scott Trafton
 
Larrabee Ellenberg, daughter of Kristy Ellenberg and John Ellenberg.