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41 Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

NEWS                                                               Walnut Valley Unified School District
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                            880 S. Lemon Avenue
March 18, 2011                                                Walnut, CA 91789

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Kelli Gile, Office of Community Resources
(909) 595-1261 ext. 31204

41 Seniors Named 2011 National Merit Scholarship Finalists

WALNUT, CA--The Walnut Valley Unified School District is proud to announce that 41 seniors have been named 2011 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.

These students first qualified as semifinalists for the 2011 National Merit Scholarship Program with their outstanding scores, among the highest in the state, on the preliminary SAT last spring. 

The following group has advanced as Finalists by completing detailed applications, meeting high academic standards, and other requirements for scholarships.

Walnut High students:  Eric Bai, Aimee C. Chang, Tyrone Chang, Shulei S. Chen, Stephanie Chui, Sean Kow, Chih-Ying N. Lee, Bonnie R. Lei, Christopher L. Weng, Julia L. Win and Trish T. Yeh

Diamond Bar High students:  Asad Akbany, Ava Chang, Richard J. Che, Johathan Y. Chen, Joyi Chiang, Luke C. Chiang, Ping-Jung G.  Chiang, Jacqueline J. Chow, Michael Z. Deng, Triet M. Do, Kenneth J. Han, Alexander Harvey, Amanda Ho, Gabrielle Ho, Matthew Im, Andrew John, Hanbiehn Kim, Michelle L. Koh, Justin H. Kong, Christopher Lee, Jover Lee, Manan P. Shah, Brandon K. Sim, I-Ju Soun, Liang-Kai Stotler, Ivan K. Teh, Emiley F. Tou, Curtis Y. Wang, Samuel Wang, Dennis Yuan, and Qun A. Zeng.

Congratulations!