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<p>Jeremy Appelbaum, left, William Gil, center, and Allen Shin, right, pose with their scholarship check at George Washington University in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Appelbaum, Gil and Shin, students at George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, N.Y., were the top winners of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology National Finals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)</p>

Jeremy Appelbaum, left, William Gil, center, and Allen Shin, right, pose with their scholarship check at George Washington University in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012. Appelbaum, Gil and Shin, students at George W. Hewlett High School in Hewlett, N.Y., were the top winners of the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology National Finals. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)