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Kraynak National Merit Finalist

Fri, Feb 11, 2011

Kraynak National Merit Finalist

HCS senior Dan Kraynak today was honored as a National Merit Scholarship finalist, one of only 8,500 students in the country to receive such recognition.

He is the son of Robert and Sandra Kraynak.

Secondary Principal Tom Lutsic made the announcement during morning forum at the school today.

Lutsic said Kraynak was being recognized for his academic achievement, but that he also was an outstanding athlete, volunteers in the community and is "a good human being."

Kraynak was instrumental in leading the boys soccer team to the statewide success it has enjoy for the past three years. He was named the All-Mohawk Valley team's player of this year last fall.

He has not decided where he is going to college.

About half of the National Merit finalists will win a scholarship, earning the title of Merit Scholar title.

Among the famous National merit Scholarship winners are Microsoft's Bill Gates, Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, author of the Twilight series Stephenie Meyer and rock musician Elvin Bishop.

Photo: Dan Kraynak with (left) his mother Sandra and (right) HCS Superintendent Diana Bowers.

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