Nine students were named to the Commended Students list in the 1999 national merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which conducts the program, will be presented by the principal to these scholastically-talented seniors.
Central students named to the list were: Mark Anderson, James Fletcher, Shawn Haley, Matthew Hawkins, Cecilia Kuntz, Julie McGowen, Brandon Ruth, Ryan Stott and Marisa Uzoaru.
Commended Students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1 million students who entered the 1999 Merit Program by taking the 1997 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.
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