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MPS Announces National Merit Semifinalists BrewTech Hosts 5th Annual VEX Robotics Competition BrewTech High School will be hosting its 5th Annual VEX Robotics Competition in their gym Saturday November 19th from 9:00 – 4:00 PM. This will be the largest VEX Robotics Event in the State of Alabama to date. Admission is free and the public is welcome to attend. There will be 36 robots from around the state of Alabama competing. Up to five robots will qualify for the Alabama VEX State Championship held on March 4th at Jacksonville State University. MPS announced the names of 12 students who were named 2017 National Merit Semifinalists at Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP). The announcement coincided with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s release of the names of semifinalists nationwide earlier today. LAMP students Junghoun Bae, Joshua S. Breckenridge, Marlee A. Bryant, Seung Gyu Choi, Danica Justine B. de Jesus, John A. Frost, Teja Ginjupalli, Micheal T. Head, Jae Young Kang, Mary C. Norris, Tae Ho Koh and Hilina B. Woldemichael are among 16,000 students who were selected from a pool of 1.6 million juniors from more than 22,000 high schools who scored well on the Preliminary SAT (PSAT) and applied for the program. These students, who are now seniors, will advance to compete for some 7,400 National Merit Scholarships, worth $33 million that will be offered next spring. SUBSCRIBE to + FREE College Organizer Each issue DELIVERED to YOUR door! SIGN-UP @ www.PotentialMagazine.com L24 | Winter 2016 www.potentialmagazine.com