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Nilesh Tripuraneni gets surprise news of national science honor

Nilesh Tripuraneni , a senior at Clovis West High School, is one of 40 finalists in a competition featuring the country’s most promising high school scientists. Nilesh figured he hadn’t been selected after science-whiz buddies in other parts of the country contacted him Tuesday night and said they were finalists. But plans had been in the works all week to surprise him at school. Officials from Intel Corp. showed up at the calculus class where Nilesh is a teacher’s assistant. They announced he had won a $5,000 scholarship and was a finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search. “It’s pretty cool. It’s a pretty prestigious competition,” said Nilesh, 18. Nilesh’s mom, Indira Tripuraneni, said her son tried to hide his disappointment Tuesday night, but she knew he was bothered: “He’s been wanting this his entire school career.” He will travel to Washington, D.C., in March to compete against other finalists for the top prize of $100,000. The students will display their projects at the Nation