Two strings players from Wheeling are among 13 West Virginia high school and college students who have been nominated by the Appalachian Education Initiative for an elite summer music program with the National Symphony Orchestra. This year’s finalists include Wheeling residents Keith Michael, 17, of Wheeling who plays violin and Matthew Turner, 18, who plays viola. Michael is a junior at Wheeling Park High School, while Turner is a senior at Wheeling Park. The National Symphony Orchestra usually tries to select one student musician from most states to attend the Summer Music Institute. For the past two years, the Appalachian Education Initiative nominated students, but no one from West Virginia was selected for the program, officials said. “This year, because the West Virginia Division of Culture and History is hosting the National Symphony Orchestra’s American Residency program, we are guaranteed that at least one West Virginia student, possibly more, will be selected to attend the program,” said Lou Karas, executive director of the Appalachian Education Initiative. As the West Virginia affiliate of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network, the Appalachian Education Initiative coordinates the nomination program annually. Officials said the nominated students will be notified of the final selection by mid-March. ??? After the death of Alexander Haig, 85, former Army general and U.S.