In the Paper Today | Chickens in the Road

Sep
16

Weston isn’t big on having his picture taken, and so I don’t take (or post) very many photos of him. But today he is in the news:

Roane County High School’s Weston McMinn of Walton has been named one of approximately 16,000 semi-finalists in the 56th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. These academically talented high school seniors have an opportunity to continue in the competition for some 8,400 National Merit Scholarships, worth more than 36 million, that will be offered next spring. To be considered for a Merit Scholar Award, semi-finalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition. About 90 percent of the semi-finalists are expected to attain finalist standing and approximately half of the finalists will win a National Merit Scholarship, earning the Merit Scholar title. National Merit Scholarship winners of 2011 will be announced in four nationwide news releases beginning in April and concluding in July. These scholarship recipients will join more than 275,000 other distinguished young people who have earned the Merit Scholar title.

P.S. He also plays football and cleans out chicken houses.

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9-16
10:10
am

Oh wow! You must be VERY proud. Congratulations, Weston!!!

Melissa Marsh

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9-16
10:14
am

BRAVO!!!

judydee

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9-16
10:14
am

WAY TO GO, WESTON!!! Congratulations! What an honor and what a great young man who earned it. Best of luck to you!

NorthCountryGirl

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9-16
10:15
am

Awesome!!!!

Merlin

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9-16
10:15
am

Congratulations! This is really special. Shows a lot of hard work on your son’s part.

Rebecca

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9-16
10:16
am

This is huge! Congratulations Weston and his proud Mama

Kathy

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9-16
10:19
am

Way to go Weston!

FarmYard Gal

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9-16
10:20
am

AWESOME!

Mike said he’s a cool kid.

Rebecca Burch

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9-16
10:21
am

That’s awesome! CONGRATS to Weston!!!!!!

Carmen C.

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9-16
10:23
am

Congratulations Weston! And congratulations to mama too for all her hard work at home and educating her children as well. I see a bright future for your fine young son.

Pam from Ohio

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9-16
10:32
am

Great job, Weston! Very, very proud of you!

CindyP

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9-16
10:35
am

Way to go!!!

Kelly

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9-16
10:39
am

Dear Weston, You are probably going to be embarrassed to death with all these women telling you how super you are. But that is the price of being famous. Congrats and we are so proud of you.

Jackie C.

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9-16
10:49
am

Congratulations, Weston, and to you, Suzanne! You have to, at least, take a little credit for raising a fine young man. Way to go, Weston, for your hard work and accomplishments! Women love cute guys with brains, so don’t you forget that!

SoBelle

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9-16
11:08
am

Congratulations to Weston and also to Mom! What a wonderful honor!!! How proud you must be

MARY T

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9-16
11:08
am

Congratulations Weston! Good looking AND smart.. a winning combo;)

Jane

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9-16
11:16
am

National Merit Scholars used to get–I don’t know if they still do–full scholarships to state colleges. This is big, Suzanne. Congratulations, and good luck to Weston.

Karen in Ohio

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9-16
11:23
am

WOW! I’m impressed!!

Barbee'

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9-16
11:26
am

I completely understand his need to remain anonymous. But this is such great news!!! Congratulations Weston.

jean

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9-16
11:27
am

Suzanne, you have seriously great children….Congratulations!

cgReno

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9-16
11:36
am

Congratulations! Weston, it’s a great honor to be a seminfinalist. Plus, at least when I was doing the college thing (lord typing that makes me feel old!), most colleges/universities were offering financial rewards if you made it as a finalist, so I wish you tons of luck (and stamina) to get through the rest of the process. And no matter what, again, congratulations on making it this far!

Beth

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9-16
11:46
am

oh yes, Congratulations to Weston and his mom. Not out of school yet and already a primo item for the resume. Great Work!

bonita

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9-16
11:48
am

Oh that is wonderful!

Zusiqu

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9-16
11:55
am

Congratulations, Weston!! on all your accomplishments. BTW, pretty girl too! Suzanne, you must be a very proud mama!!

Debbie Little

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9-16
12:10
pm

BIG congratulations, Weston!

Karen B

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9-16
1:00
pm

Weston, you are definitely the man of the hour! And week, and month! We’ve never met, but I’m still very proud of you. You have an impressive record as a young man, and I’m positive your future will bring great joy and satisfaction to you and your family.

Nancy in Iowa

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9-16
1:31
pm

Wow, that’s quite an accomplishment. Looks like a lot of hard work is paying off. And if Weston should actually make it to Merit Scholar, that can open a lot of doors, besides the scholarship itself. Way to go, Weston!

Whaledancer

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9-16
1:42
pm

Outstanding! Suzanne, tell Weston congratulations and “Job well done!” for me, will you? And hurray to you Mama for all the hard work, dedication, sacrifice and nurturing that went into mothering such a fine son!

Tina

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9-16
2:01
pm

How wonderful!! Give him a huge blogger hug from me and all the other people commenting on how great that is!!! And then give his mama a big hug too for the great job she is doing raising him!!

The Retired One

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9-16
2:48
pm

Congratulations, Weston, way to go! Suzanne, you have wonderful, wonderful children. Great job all the way around.

lavenderblue

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9-16
2:49
pm

Great job,Weston !

Susan M.

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9-16
3:00
pm

Whoowhooo! Way to go Weston! My son won the Mi merit scholarship than MI voted to stop it, many kids lost their only means of furthering their education…. my son is still going to college but not on a scholarship….My point being, enjoy this gift becasue education is still a gift! So proud Weston!

Angela P

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9-16
3:17
pm

Yaaaay Weston! Way to go! Suzanne, how PROUD you must be!

Vicki in So. CA

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9-16
3:30
pm

Sweet!! Good job Weston and Mom! Suzanne, I’m beginning to think your middle name is ‘diligence’ and have passed it on to your beautiful, intelligent and caring children!

Woot! Woot!

Grammie Earth

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9-16
4:01
pm

Congratulations Weston! What an honor!
And Suzanne, too! You must be soooo proud!

rileysmom

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9-16
4:02
pm

Our Children are our greatest achievement. Congratulations to your son and to you.

Janet

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9-16
4:04
pm

Wow, what a huge accomplishment! Congratulations.

Hallie

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9-16
4:06
pm

Wow! Congratulations!

Julie

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9-16
4:13
pm

Yay, Weston!!! Super job!!!

Sandra in SC

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9-16
4:26
pm

I can’t believe all of the changes in your life….Go with the flow. I have this message for WESTON.
“GOALS ARE OPPORTUNITIES DRESSED UP IN WORK CLOTH.”
What a blessed life we are living.

MMHONEY

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9-16
4:41
pm

Suzanne, you must be so proud!!! Congratulations to you and Weston.

Mary from Baton Rouge

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9-16
5:17
pm

what an Honor for Weston, you, his family and the school. More important is the fact that Weston knows the meaning of work, cooperation, the value of money and can follow directions. His Honor with taking a test does not reflect the real man he is becoming.

Peggy

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9-16
5:58
pm

Congratulations!!!

CATRAY44

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9-16
6:02
pm

Wtg, Weston!

Estella

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9-16
6:56
pm

Now that is really something! Way to go!

Lynne

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9-16
7:25
pm

WOOHOO! Way to go Weston! I know you are proud Suzanne.

~jackie

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9-16
7:55
pm

That is fantastic Weston. The good work ethic that your mother has taught you will take you a long way.

Jan

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9-16
9:24
pm

Wonderful new, you have to be so proud of your kids!

Rose C.

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9-16
10:28
pm

Awesome Job Weston! And let your mom take a dang picture of you!

Rechelle

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9-17
9:07
am

GREAT ! CONGRATULATIONS !!

Lisa

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9-17
10:24
am

Yay Weston! Yay Suzanne! Money, money, everywhere: and scholarships to spare!

cynthia

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9-18
12:42
am

Congratulations!!! That can mean a HUGE scholarship at college.

Ulrike

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9-19
10:28
pm

Excellent job!! you should be proud-a hard worker and good kid/guy!!

rain swazey

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11-3
8:58
am

Weston….your are truely somethin’ to be proud of!!! Suzanne your efforts have shone like the brightest stars. Weston go on and grab one of those stars you deserve it and there’s nothing stopping you.

Mother of a ROCKSTAR

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12-20
12:49
pm

Way to go Weston!!! I know you are so proud of him Suzanne! That is quite an achievement!!

Mary Dunton

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6-22
12:10
am

That is too cool for school. If you need any thread to sew those buttons back onto your shirt, I’ll share mine.

Cher

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