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The National Merit Scholarship competition announced its second round of winners on Wednesday. (Shutterstock)
AVON, OH One Avon High School student was named a National Merit Scholarship winner on Wednesday.
Cole Charles Emerine received a $2,500 scholarship during the second round of the competition. Emerine intends to study microbiology or immunology, according to a news release from the National Merit Scholarship organization.
The first round of corporate-sponsored scholarships were announced April 21 and included 37 students from Ohio, but none from Avon or Avon Lake.
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For each state, the number of winners is proportional to the state s percentage of the nation s graduating high school seniors. The program says the winners are the finalists judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies.