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As a result of taking the PSAT’s in the fall of 2010, one student qualifiedas a semifinalist in the prestigious National Merit Scholarship Program. Seniorsqualifying as semifinalists will have the opportunity to go on to competefor scholarship awards. In addition, three students were recognized for their exceptionalacademic promise. These students are placed among the top five percentof more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2012 competition bytaking the 2010 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test(PSAT/NMSQT ® ).The Milton High School Guidance Department continued to expand theirdevelopmental group guidance program in which all students at Milton HighSchool in grades nine through twelve take part in a four-year program for careerand educational planning. Students meet with their counselor in smallgroups during regularly scheduled meetings throughout the year. The programallows students to explore their interests, abilities and values as they relate topost-secondary planning. The curriculum encourages high academic achievementby helping students to understand how their academic accomplishmentsand level of involvement during high school affect the options available to themafter high school.The Naviance college and career software program was fully implementedin grades nine through twelve. This web-based system for schools allows students,parents, guardians and counselors to manage all aspects of the college admissionsprocess from researching schools to processing college applications,transcripts and related forms electronically.A higher percentage of our graduating class chose to attend four-year collegethan in the past four years, with 84% choosing to pursue a bachelor’s degreeand a total of 96% choosing post-secondary education. These students areattending some of the following fine colleges and universities: Bard College,Bates College, Bentley University, Boston College, Boston University, BridgewaterState University, Bryant University, Catholic University, Champlain College,Coastal Carolina University, Colby-Sawyer College, College of the HolyCross, Columbia University, Cornell University, Champlain College, Curry College,Dean College, Drew University, Eckerd College, Emerson College, EmmanuelCollege, Endicott College, Fairfield University, Fitchburg StateUniversity, Flagler College, Fordham University, Framingham State University,George Washington University, Georgetown University, Georgia Instituteof Technology, Green Mountain College, Hamilton College, Johnson & WalesUniversity, Keene State College, Kenyon College, Lasell College,, Lesley University,Loyola University Maryland, Maine College of Art, Marist College,Mass College of Art, Mass College of Pharmacy & Allied Health Sciences,Merrimack College, New England Institute of Art, North Carolina State University,Northeastern University, Ohio University, Parsons The New School for217