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Shawnee High School is proud to announce Kole Dodson was named a Commended Student in the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program.

"Over 1.3 million juniors in about 20,000 high schools entered the 2026 National Merit Scholarship Program. Commended Students are being recognized for the exceptional academic promise demonstrated by their outstanding performance. Commended Students placed among the top 50,000 students who entered the 2026 competition by taking the 2024 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®)" - National Merit Scholarship Corporation  (NMSC®)