Local Marmion Academy students received a Letter of Commendation from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Seniors Edward Leonard of Geneva, Michael O’Brien of St. Charles, Richard Peck of St. Charles, and Taylor Weis of Batavia are recognized for their exceptional academic promise along with a total of about 34,000 commended students throughout the nation. They are placed among the top five percent of more than one million students who entered the 2008 competition.