North Springs’ Top Ten Scholars for the Class of 2016 -Back row: Luke Muehring, Elizabeth Gilbert, Alice Ann Lever, Sanjay John, Abi Szabo, Front row: Jamie Greenberg, Rachel Kaufman, Alexa Rakusin, Rachel Miller and Sarah Saltzman.
North Springs’ Top Ten Scholars for the Class of 2016 -Back row: Luke Muehring, Elizabeth Gilbert, Alice Ann Lever, Sanjay John, Abi Szabo, Front row: Jamie Greenberg, Rachel Kaufman, Alexa Rakusin, Rachel Miller and Sarah Saltzman.

North Springs Charter High School has identified its top 10 students for the Class of 2016.

They are: Sanjay John, Valedictorian, Abi Szabo, Salutatorian, Rachel Miller , Luke Muehring, Elizabeth Gilbert,  Alice Ann  Lever, Alexa Rakusin, Rachel Kaufman, Sarah Saltzman, and Jamie Greenberg.

These students hold the top ten highest cumulative numeric averages for this year’s senior class, the school said in a press release.

In addition to receiving numerous North Springs’ honors, awards and leadership positions, two are National Merit Finalists, two are semifinalists for Georgia Tech’s Presidential Scholarship, one is STAR student and Presidential Scholarship finalist at Southern Methodist University, one is a Presidential Scholarship recipient at Tulane University and one is a Chancellor Scholarship recipient at Franciscan University, the school said.

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