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Show UHS student is NAASQT finalist Pat Clark, of Uintah High School, has been selected as a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (NMSQT). Clark is now being considered to receive a scholarship to the institution of his choice from among approximately 13,000 other iinansts. Aooui 40 percent of the entire 13,000 students will receive a scholarship. Some of the scholarships will be $1,000 and many will be full tuition, tui-tion, for four years. Clark first became a semi-finalist in the competition by scoring in the top 15,000 students nationwide on the NMSQT. He became a finalist by bettering better-ing his score on the Scholastic aptitude Test (SAT). Finalists then submit evaluation forms telling about themselves as individuals and as students. The form includes community com-munity service, school activities, special honors received, as well as academic records and achievements. Clark has been a member of the Honor Society and the Spanish Club. He was once student representative to the Chamber of Commerce. Last year he placed seventh in the Utah State Math Test, being the only student at Uintah High School to place. He was chosen Elk's Club Student of the Month last September. Clark savs his main interests in school ! " ' 7:-' - ' ' .. . : i ' - ? -. . .. i " , ' ' i - - '.-i ' " ' ', -' ' i,.. ....... - !"'. f ' " . " . ' fi m ' - , . .. . n . -i . - I ' ; r - - : . .- i.iif V" I , a - - l" i 1 H " ; s , . i ---'Li I ;S - ' . . n t r i " . ? t - r t.f ' jf' , ,ir ! J ! PAT CLARK HAS RECEIVED the distinction of being a finalist in the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Less than 13,000 students nationwide are finalists. Many of those students will receive scholarships to the college of their choice. lie in academic areas. His commulative grade point average is 3.52 on a scale of 4.0 being "A". He is currently enrolled in Utah State University Extension Service Ser-vice classes, and expects to graduate in June with 40 to 45 hours of college credit. Clark intends to enter the University of Utah next fall and major in mechanical engineering. He is in hopes of going on for a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering. |