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<p>A Beaufort High School senior was named Wednesday, June 5 as the Beaufort County School District's third National Merit Scholarship winner.<br>
Alan Wiser's national recognition came in the latest round of announcements by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.</p>
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<p>May River High's Faith Shupard and Hilton Head Island High's Meaghan Lyons were named in earlier announcements.<br> Wiser competed with 15,000 national finalists to earn one of 7,600 college scholarships worth more than $31 million. The new round of announcements covers scholarships sponsored by specific colleges and universities.<br> <br>Wiser's scholarship will be funded by Clemson University, where he plans to study computer science.<br><br> "Alan is a terrific young man with a very bright future, and we're very proud of him," Interim Superintendent Herb Berg said.<br> <br>About 1.6 million high school juniors from more than 22,000 American high schools entered the 2019 National Merit Scholarship Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test.<br> <br>To advance to the final round of competition, each semifinalist had to submit a detailed application that provided information about the student's academic record, participation in school and community activities, leadership abilities, honors and awards.</p>
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<p>In addition, each semifinalist had to be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, write an essay and earn SAT scores that confirmed the student's earlier score on the qualifying test.<br>
Eventual scholarship winners were the finalists in each state judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies.<br></p>
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