WASHINGTON - Two Gainesville residents are among about 16,000 nationwide named semifinalists in this year's National Merit Scholarship competition. <br />
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They are Jackson Hicks, a student at Pinecrest Academy in Cumming, and Sahara Calderhead, who attends Lakeview Academy in Gainesville. <br />
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Both are now in the running for some two of about 8,300 National Merit Scholarships worth more than $34 million that will be offered next spring.<br />
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