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students scored in the highest two percent of seniors in the country.
They were selected for their outstanding achievement on the qualifying test, the PSAT/NMSQT, taken when they were juniors.
Matthew Lynn is the son of Mrs. Pamela W. Lynn of Washington and the late Dr. William E. Lynn, Jr.
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