TWO TRI CITIES AREA STUDENTS ARE AMONG RECENTLY HONORED HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS WHO HAVE ESTABLISHED OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC RECORDS AND EARNED TOP SCORES IN A RESEARCH PROJECT CONTEST. ANDREW HERRON OF DOBYNS BENNETT HIGH SCHOOL IN KINGSPORT WAS HONORED FOR MATH, WHILE RACHEL COLLINS OF GREENEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL RECEIVED RECOGNITION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE. STUDENTS WERE INVITED TO COMPETE FOR THE COMMENDATIONS EACH YEAR AS PART OF THE TENNESSEE HONORS PROGRAM. TO BE ELIGIBLE, STUDENTS MUST HAVE EARNED A 3.4 GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND COMPLETE A RESEARCH PROJECT IN THE ARTS, LANGUAGE ARTS, SCIENCE, SOCIAL STUDIES, MATH, OR CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION.