Christopher Jung named National Merit Scholar finalist


March 8, 2010 · 1:22 PM

  • 0
  • Print Story
  • Letter/Editor

Christopher Jung of Bellevue and a senior at Eastside Catholic School in Sammamish was recently named a National Merit Scholar finalist. He will have an opportunity to compete for 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards, worth a total of $35 million or approximately $2,500 each. The total pool of finalists represents less than one percent of high school seniors.

Comment on this story.

Community Blogroll

  • Cliff Mass Weather Blog
    Cliff Mass is a UW professor of Atmospheric Sciences. He blogs about the local in the Pacific Northwest.
  • Diverse|City
    A multicultural reporter's eye on race, traditions and lifestyles here together in the Northwest.
COMMENTING RULES: We encourage an open exchange of ideas in our online community, but we ask you to follow our guidelines for respecting community standards. In a nutshell, don't say anything you wouldn't want your mother to read.

So keep your comments:

  • Civil
  • Smart
  • On-topic
  • Free of profanity

We ask that all participants own their words by logging in with their Facebook account. It's a simple process that will take seconds and helps keep our comments free of trolls, cranks, and “drive-by” commenters. We reserve the right to remove comments from anyone using screen names, pseudonyms or false identities. Please see our FAQ if you have questions or concerns about using Facebook to comment.

blog comments powered by Disqus