Chapter 5

Taken from the March 16 issue of The Weekly Buzz, an independent newspaper serving Northwest Indiana:
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Local student named National STAR Scholar

Central Lake High School student Steve Norcutt was recently awarded the prestigious honor of being named a National STAR Scholar. To qualify for this, a student must score in the top one-half of onepercent [sic] on the FSAT, a test given to junior-year students all over the country.

"I felt like I did well on the test," Norcutt, 17, said, "I just didn't know how well until I learned I was a semifinalist."

Once named as a semifinalist, Norcutt had to achieve a similar score on the "real" SAT to "prove" his score, in addition to wirting [sic] an essay and filling out a lengthy questionnaire.

We're always proud of our son," his mother, Shelly Norcutt said. "We always knew he was destined for great things."

Another person unsurprised by Norcutt's achievements is his high school English teacher, Penny Kotoly. "Steve has been a 'star scholar' in the classroom his entire time at Central Lake. He's just academically awesome."

Steve's father Sam offered a look to the future. "I think this opens a lot of doors for him, college-wise."

Steve has said he's still undecided as to where he'll attend college in the fall.