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2017 National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists Ten sixth formers have been named Semifinalists in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship competition: Katrina Gonzalez of Greenwood, S.C.; Austin Huang of Brooklyn, N.Y.; Jason J. Jiang of Flower Mound, Texas; Grace Kortum of New Haven, Conn.; Truelian Lee of Ridgefield, Conn.; McKynzie R. Romer of Avon, Conn.; Jessica Shi of Andover, Mass.; Claire E. Stover of Cheshire, Conn.; and Ian S. Wolterstorff of New Haven, Conn. These academically talented high school seniors will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 7,500 National Merit Scholarships this spring. Forty-five Choate students were named Commended Students in the 2017 program. In addition, four students were named National Hispanic Scholars. They are: McKynzie R. Romer of Avon, Conn.; Stefan Kassem of Princeton, N.J.; Josefina Ruggieri of New Haven, Conn.; and Elena Turner of Whitestone, N.Y.
SIEMENS SEMIFINALIST ANNOUNCED Jeong Min (Andy) Si ’18 was named a Semifinalist in the 2016-17 Siemens Math, Science, & Technology Competition, the nation’s premier competition in math, science, and technology for high school students. This year, out of the more than 1,600 projects submitted, 498 students were selected as semifinalists. Pictured here with Ben Small, science department head.
Local Middle School Choruses Perform with WSO Baritone Kurt Willett ’81 joined the Wallingford Symphony Orchestra, in residence at Choate Rosemary Hall, as a guest soloist at the WSO’s Holiday Concert on December 11. Willett, who performed selections from Handel’s Messiah, was joined by the Dag Hammarskjold and Moran middle school choruses. Maestro Philip Ventre directed the performance.
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