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Lewis S. Mills High School in Burlington is pleased to announce that senior Taylor M. Clark has been named a Scholar in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship Program (NMSC). Taylor is one of only 4,000 college-sponsored Merit Scholars nationwide. In February, Taylor received a letter from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation congratulating her on advancement to Finalist status, “When I learned I was a Finalist, I just embraced the moment for the tremendous honor that it is and was relieved I was still in the running to become a National Merit Scholar.” Then recently, Taylor was officially selected as the winner of the National Merit Fordham University Scholarship.
Activities: Hockey, soccer, baseball, baseball umpire, Soldiers Field Golf Course employee;
Scholastic achievements: National Honor Society and John Marshall Honor Society, Student Athlete of the Year Award junior year, AP Scholar Award, President s Scholarship at Baylor, Achievement Gold Scholarship at Baylor;
Community service/volunteer work: volunteered at the Hope Lodge, rang bells for Salvation Army, served food at St. Francis Sunday Lunch Program, collected garbage with Litter Bit Better organization;
Post-high school plans: Baylor University, health science studies on the premed track.
Sam Decker (submitted photo)
Parents: Daying Dai and Yonghong Ding;
Activities: Cradle to Career of Rochester, John Marshall Environmental Club, John Marshall Girls’ Swim and Dive Team, John Marshall Speech Team, Freelance Photography;