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0 second and won $600. Tyler Robinson, a sophomore, placed third and won $400. Eann McCloe, a first-year student, placed fourth and won $250. University of Scranton student Sam Borgia placed fifth and won $200. First row, from left, are Adam Shelp, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor and Stock Market Game coordinator, JMS; Susan Whitesell, Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor, JMS; Alec Andes, first place winner, and Peter Shelp, Certified Financial Planner, JMS.

Second row: Sam Borgia, fifth place; Patrick Driscoll, second place; Tyler Robinson, third place; Dr. Corina Slaff, chair of business department, Misericordia University; Dr. Barry Williams, dean of the McGowan School of Business at King's; and Mark Leffler, assistant professor of management and the Angelo DeCesaris Executive in Residence, King's. WILKES-BARRE King's College students recently swept the top four places in an annual collegiate stock market contest sponsored by the Kingston office of Janney Montgomery Scott (J MS) which involved students from regional colleges including King's, Wilkes University, The University of Scranton and Misericordia University. Alec Andes, a sophomore at King's, won first place and was awarded a $1 ,500 prize.

Andes finished in third place in last year's contest. In the contest, the fourth annual sponsored by the local JMS office, students were asked to invest a hypothetical $250,000 and prizes were awarded to the five students to get the highest return on their initial investment during the contest period. Approximately 1 75 college students participated in the contest. Patrick Driscoll, a King's sophomore, placed KINGSTON Samarth Desai of Shaver-town and LaAnna Farnelli of Montrose, seniors at Wyoming Seminary, have been named finalists in the 201 6 National Merit Scholarship competition, announced Jay Harvey, Dean of the Upper School. They will continue in the competition for 7,400 Merit Scholarship Awards, worth about $32 million, that will be offered later this spring.

National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which conducts the academic competition, is a privately financed, not-for-profit corporation. More than 1.5 million students in more than 22,000 U.S. high schools entered the 201 6 Merit Program when they were juniors by taking the 2014 Preliminary SATNational Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, which served as an initial screen of program entrants. Fewer than one percent of the nation's high school seniors were named finalists on a state representational basis. The number of finalists named in each state is proportional to the state's percentage of the national total of graduating seniors.

All Merit Scholar designees will be chosen from the finalist group. Three types of Merit Scholarship awards will be offered in 201 6. Every finalist will be considered for one of 2,500 National Merit $2,500 Scholarships that will be awarded on a state representational basis. From left, are Wyoming Seminary seniors Samarth Desai of Shavertown, and LaAnna Farnelli of Montrose, who were recently named National Merit Scholarship finalists. at our convenient Customer Service Desk off our first-floor lobby.

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