Fairfield student named National Merit Finalist
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Jessica Francis, a senior at Fairfield Local High School, has been named a National Merit Finalist.
Francis is the first finalist in Fairfield's school history.
Francis was invited to the March board meeting to be presented with her Finalist certificate. A copy was made to hang in Fairfield's Academic Hall of Fame.
Of the 1.5 million students who took the PSAT, only 8,000 students were named a National Merit Finalist.
Francis plans to attend college to major in biomedical engineering.