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Ethan Jones, a senior at Kennedy High School, has been named an Outstanding Participant in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program.
The National Achievement Scholarship Program was established in 1964 to provide recognition for outstanding African-American high school students. Jones earned this honor by scoring in the top three percent of all African-American students nationwide who participated in the 2011 PSAT/NMSQT exam.
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These students are referred to over 1,500 colleges as recipients of this award. Jones is a member of the Spanish Honor Society and a three year member of the Kennedy Variety Choir.
He has played basketball for two years on the Junior Varsity team and two years on the Varsity team. Jones plans on playing basketball in a four year college.
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