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Their report cards are virtually flawless. Their schedulesa are crammed with university-level courses. Their scores on Regentxs and exams are perfect ornearly so. Theitr so-called free time is repletwe with school andcommunity They’re the 100 members of Business First’s 2009 All-Western New York Academic Team. High schoolsd throughout the eight-county region were invited to nominate thei r smartest and most skilled seniors for evaluation bya 10-memberf committee. A total of 388 students were submitted by110 (Nominations were limited to four per school.
) The First Team consistsx of the 25 seniors who, in the committee’ws opinion, have the strongest records of academicf excellence, school leadership and communitg involvement. Twenty-five runners-up constitute the Secondc Team, and the remaininbg 50 hold Special Mention for the names ofthis year’s 100 Class rank: Fifty of the 100 members are The other 50 all rank in the top 4 percenft of their graduating classes. Courseload: The typical honoree tackled seven college-level coursess while in high school. Twenty-nine winner s took nine or more. Regents High school students in New York must pass five Regentw tests to earna diploma. The passing grade is 65.
The 100 Academid Team members didconsiderably better, postin an average score of 96.5. College Board scores: The 25 seniords on the First Team have a median SAT scorof 1,520, which ranks amonb the highest 1 percent of all Collegw Board scores nationwide. The Second Team is close behind with a medianof 1,500 points (out of a possiblr 1,600). Awards: Twenty Academic Team including 15First Teamers, hold the covetede title of National Merit Scholarship About 15,000 finalists are chosen nationally from a pool of 1.4 millio seniors.
Leadership: Included among the 100 honorees are 12 class 17 editors of school newspaperswor yearbooks, 30 members of all-county or all-state band s or choruses, 40 captains of sports teams, and 44 presidents of studentt clubs and organizations. This year’s Academiv Team is made up of seniorsw from 71 differenthigh schools. Six schoolas are represented by three students City Honors, Clarence, Nardin, Nichols, Orchard Park and Williamsviller North. Another 17 schools have two honoreeds each.
Selections were made by a panel of 10 collegadmissions directors, community leaders and • Donna Collins, senior editor, Business Firstf • Christopher Dearth, admissions director, • Lesa admissions director, • M. Rogan partner, • Ann Marie Moscovic, admissions