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The latest winners in the 2021 National Merit Scholarship program include 14 high school students from the Hudson Valley. (Shutterstock)
HUDSON VALLEY, NY The next group of 2021 National Merit scholarship winners include 14 high school students from the Hudson Valley.
These winners of National Merit college-sponsored scholarships are among the more than 3,100 announced nationally this year to receive between $500 and $2,000 scholarships from colleges and universities across the country, the National Merit Scholarship Corp. said in a news release Wednesday.
National Merit Scholarship winners in the latest round include:
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Kyle R. Chang, Ardsley High School. Probable career field: Computer Science. NATIONAL MERIT UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOLARSHIP
UpdatedSun, May 16, 2021 at 5:03 pm ET
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The polls will be open May 18 in Chappaqua. (Jenna Fisher/Patch)
CHAPPAQUA, NY On Tuesday, voters will get the final say on proposed school budgets and property tax levies. Here s a quick guide to understanding the choices and making your voice heard at the polls.
CHAPPAQUA SCHOOL DISTRICT:
Voters will be asked to approve the new school district budget. The proposed budget is $130,460,188, with a 1.73 percent increase over the 2020-21 spending package.
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School officials said the tax levy will increase by 2.03 percent if the budget is approved by voters on Tuesday.
One board of education seat and one library board seat are on the ballot as well.
Twenty-five high schools in the Lower Hudson Valley rank among the top 100 in New York state, according to U.S. News and World Report s annual rankings.
Bronxville High School ranked highest in the region, No. 13 in New York and No. 145 in the nation. It is the highest-ranking high school in the state outside of New York City. Edgemont (14), Byram Hills (18) and Rye (19) also made the top 20 out more than 1,200 schools.
Nanuet High School staked Rockland County s place in the top 100, ranking No. 96. The top-ranking high school in Putnam County is Haldane High School, coming in at No. 125.
Townsend Harris High School in Queens maintained its 2020 spot as the No. 1 high school in New York. Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, kept its ranking as the top high school in the country.
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