Seniors Joshua McGowan and Kevin Miller have been named finalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. As finalists, Joshua and Kevin are among approximately 15,000 high school seniors remaining in the competition for about 8,200 Merit Scholarship awards that will be given by July. In order to advance from semifinalist to finalist status, these students had to meet various requirements, including a record of consistently high academic performance for grades nine through twelve, and high SAT scores.