According to The Honolulu Advertiser, 'Iolani senior Krista Speroni is one of three island students named as semifinalists in the National Achievement Scholarship Program.
The article follows:
"Three Oahu high school seniors have been named semifinalists for the 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Program.
"Krista L. Speroni of 'Iolani School, Joshua S. Tingman of Moanalua High and Richard Galluzzi of Punahou School are among more than 1,600 African-American students in the run for the annual contest, which will award some 800 scholarships worth more than $2.5 million in the spring. About 1,300 semifinalists are expected to advance to the finals of the program, which was created in 1964 to recognize promising black students."
