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Ryan McDonell, a resident of the city and a student at Santa Margarita Catholic High School, was selected from 7,600 students in the country as a finalist in the National Merit Scholar Program, officials said. Scholarship winners will be judged on academic and extracurricular achievements along with personal attributes, official said. The winners will be chosen in April and May.
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