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Since 1931, the National High School Institute, a nonprofit organization, has brought outstanding students to Northwestern University’s Evanston campus for intense pre-college educational experiences. Students are affectionately known as “Cherubs,” a name given to them by Dean Ralph Dennis whose goal, “to bring together gifted young people and superior teachers in an atmosphere of