Madagascar Presidential Scholars Program
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Amory Lovins
Amory Bloch Lovins (born November 13, 1947 in Washington, DC) is Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute. For four decades he has worked in energy policy and related areas.
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Arne Duncan
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Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II (; born August 4, 1961) is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned after his election to the presidency in November 2008.
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Donald S. Beyer Jr.
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (; born July 6, 1946, in New Haven, Connecticut) was the 43rd President of the United States, serving from 2001 to 2009, and the 46th Governor of Texas, serving from 1995 to 2000.
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John Boehner
John Andrew Boehner ( ; born November 17, 1949) is an American Republican politician who is currently serving as the House Minority Leader in the 111th Congress. He serves as a U.S. Representative from , which includes several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton and a small portion of Dayton itself.
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Kermit Roosevelt III
Kermit "Kim" Roosevelt III (born July 14, 1971) is a law professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and author of The Myth of Judicial Activism (Yale University Press, 2006) and the D.C. legal thriller In the Shadow of the Law (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2005).
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Mitch Daniels
Mitchell Elias "Mitch" Daniels, Jr. (born April 7, 1949) is the 49th and current Governor of the U.S. state of Indiana. A Republican, he began his four-year term as Indiana's 49th Governor on January 10, 2005 and was elected to his second term by an 18-point margin on November 4, 2008. Previously he was the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under George W. Bush and also worked for Eli Lilly and Company. He is cited as a rising star within the Republican party and has approval ratings hovering near 70%.
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Patrick Chovanec
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President Clinton
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Richard Alley
Richard B. Alley (born 1957) is an American geologist and Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences at the Pennsylvania State University. He has authored more than 170 refereed scientific publications about the relationships between Earth's cryosphere and global climate change, and is recognized by the Institute for Scientific Information as a "highly cited researcher."
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Rita Dove
Rita Frances Dove (born 28 August 1952) is an American poet and author. She was appointed Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1993, the first African American to be appointed, and received a second special appointment in 1999. Dove is the second African American to receive the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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Sallie Krawcheck
Sallie L. Krawcheck (born 1965), is currently president of Bank of America's global wealth and investment-management unit. She was formerly CEO of Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and a senior executive at Citigroup.
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Suzette Charles
Suzette Charles (born Suzette DeGaetano on March 2, 1963) is an American singer and entertainer.
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District of Columbia
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Florida
Florida () is a state of the United States. It is located in the Southeastern United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the north. Much of the state's land mass is a large peninsula with the Gulf of Mexico to the west, the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Caribbean to the south. Florida was admitted as the 27th U.S. state in 1845, after a three hundred year period of European colonization.
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Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein ( ; , ) is a doubly landlocked alpine microstate in Western Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over 160 km² (about 61.7 square miles), and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz; the biggest town is Schaan. Liechtenstein has the highest gross domestic product per person in the world according to the CIA World Factbook.
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MIT
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Switzerland
Switzerland (, , , ), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
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Tsinghua University
Tsinghua University (THU; ), colloquially known in Chinese as Qinghua, is a university in Beijing, China. The school is one of the nine universities of the C9 League. It was established in 1911, originally under the name "Tsinghua Xuetang". The school was renamed the "Tsinghua School" in 1912. The university section was founded in 1925 and the name "National Tsinghua University" adopted in 1928. With a motto of Self-Discipline and Social Commitment, Tsinghua University describes itself as being dedicated to academic excellence, the well-being of Chinese society and to global development. Today, many national and international rankings place Tsinghua amongst the best universities in mainland China.
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Washington, DC
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White House
The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., the house was designed by Irish-born James Hoban, and built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the Neoclassical style. It has been the residence of every U.S. President since John Adams. When Thomas Jefferson moved into the house in 1801, he (with architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe) expanded the building outward, creating two colonnades that were meant to conceal stables and storage.
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- Miss America
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- Patrick Chovanec
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- President Clinton
- Richard Alley
- Rita Dove
- Sallie Krawcheck
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- Speaker of the House
- Suzette Charles
- Switzerland
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- White House
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Chesapeake Energy Establishes Presidential Scholars Program
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- Published: 17 Jul 2010
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Students to Benefit at Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business OKLAHOMA CITY -- Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business will begin offering a new leadership and scholarship program this fall through a $5 million donation from Chesapeake Energy. The Chesapeake Presidential Scholars program, a 5-year commitment to the university, will prepare undergraduate business students for rewarding careers in finance, economics, accounting, marketing, business administration, computer science and information technology. The program will provide up to $25000 per year in tuition to each scholar.
Chesapeake Presidential Scholars Program
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Students and business leaders gathered Monday morning for a special announcement of the new Chesapeake Presidential Scholars Program -- a leadership and scholarship program to be established this fall at Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business.
Presidential Scholars 2007 Petition US President Bush
50 Presidential Scholars sign a petition which urges President Bush to cease the US violation of the Geneva Convention agreement, illegal Detainee Renditions, and to remove his "signing statements" to the McCain Anti-Torture bill. Leah Libresco(NY) and Mari Oye(MA) spoke to Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! about their action on July 3, 2007. "as members of the presidential scholars class of 2007, we have been told that we represent the best and the brightest of our nation. Therefore, we believe we have a responsibility to voice our convictions. We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants." for more info on Presidential Scholars program see: www.ed.gov
Texas A&M; Presidential Scholar Continues to Publish, Provide Insight
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Presidential politics and the US presidency are never far from the minds of many Americans, and few scholars perhaps none are better versed in such topics than George C. Edwards III of Texas A&M University. His insight and opinions are widely sought by the media, as well as by other scholars, and he is a prolific writer on all things presidential, most recently authoring a peer-praised book on presidential leadership and serving as general editor for a handbook on the presidency. The "handbook" is actually an authoritative reference book published by the Oxford University Press and formally titled The Oxford Handbook of the American Presidency. Edwards newest book, The Strategic President: Persuasion and Opportunity in Presidential Leadership, was published by the Princeton University Press. Read More: tamunews.tamu.edu
Presidential Scholar Sierra Hull
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Mandolin player Sierra Hull of Byrdstown, Tennessee grew up sharing the stage with bluegrass legends such as Alison Krauss, Sam Bush, and Ricky Skaggs—but she didn't get to study music theory or spend a lot of time with people her own age until Berklee. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and other Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Rwandan Presidential Scholars (Univ Arkansas) 2009
Images and music from the pre-academic summer program with Rwandan scholarship students at Spring International Language Center (University of Arkansas) Summer 2009.
Presidential Scholars Weekend — Dr. Andrew Silver
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Presidential Scholarship Weekend presentation by Andrew Silver, Associate Professor, College of Liberal Arts, Mercer University, Macon, Georgia; Willingham Auditorium, Saturday, January 30, 2010.
Presidential Scholar Matthew Halpin
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From a lesson with professor George Garzone to an ensemble with Danilo Perez—saxophonist Matthew Halpin, a Dublin native, says he can't get that experience anywhere but Berklee. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu
Presidential Scholar Michael Bono
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Despite his shelf of awards, jazz guitarist Michael Bono of Howell, New Jersey wondered how he'd find a band at Berklee. But he walked around and "everyone was just really inviting—'Come in and play. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and other Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Presidential Scholar Kush Abadey
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Drummer Kush Abadey of Washington, DC learned about Berklee when he performed with professor Terri Lyne Carrington on a double bill. He aspires to further his talents in teaching and production. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and other Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Presidential Scholars Weekend — President William D. Underwood
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- Published: 03 Feb 2010
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Presidential Scholarship Weekend with message from President Underwood. Saturday, January 30, 2010; Wilingham Auditorium, Macon, Georgia
2009 Presidential Scholars Awards
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Presidential Scholar Spencer Stewart
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Upright bassist Spencer Stewart of Vancouver, Washington came to Berklee and within a month was playing with legend Jack DeJohnette. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and other Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Presidential Scholar Raul Hernandez
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So far, Raul Hernandez's favorite part of Berklee is his saxophone teacher, who "really knows how to cater to my needs. . . cleaning up what I've learned in the past" and preparing him for the future. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and other Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Video: Session with Jennifer Koh for Presidential Scholars
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On June 20th, a 1994 YoungArts winner in Music/Violin and Level 1 Presidential Scholar, Jennifer Koh met with this year's talented class of Presidential Scholars in the Arts as part of the annual Presidential Scholars in the Arts week of programming in Washington, DC. In a talk held at the US Department of Education building, Koh advised them from the perspective of a professional artist and fellow YoungArts participant, providing invaluable insight on the drive and ambition required to grow and prosper on the American arts scene. The students are now part of, as Jennifer stated in her talk with them, the club of art warriors.
Presidential Scholar Ariadna Rivas
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Rivas, a Madrid native and flamenco pianist, was so busy getting to Berklee that it didn't hit her until she actually arrived how huge the opportunity felt. Learn more about the 2009--2010 Presidential Scholars here: www.berklee.edu Watch this and more Berklee videos here: www.berklee.edu
Hey, Presidential Scholars!
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The Admissions Office prepares for the Presidential Scholars' arrival.
SPC Presidential Scholars Awards (2010)
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www.youtube.com About St.Petersburg College: In 1927, St. Petersburg College (then known as St. Petersburg Junior College) became Florida's first private, non-profit, two-year school of higher learning located in downtown St. Petersburg. Full accreditation followed in 1931 and in 1948 SPC became a public college. In June 2001, SPJC officially became St. Petersburg College when Florida's governor signed legislation making it the first community college in Florida to offer four-year degrees. On Dec. 11, 2001, the college received the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools' accreditation to offer courses leading to bachelor's degrees. In 2002, St. Petersburg College began offering courses leading to bachelor's degrees in Education, Nursing and Technology Management. The college's commitment to its two-year curriculum, which has earned it wide recognition and annually wins it high national rankings, remains as strong as ever. Today, SPC has eight learning sites throughout Pinellas County and recently became the first college in Florida to offer a four-year degree in Dental Hygiene. This program's offerings augment its two-year program, which has been in operation since 1963. SPC added four-year degrees in Veterinary Technology, Public Safety Administration and Orthotics and Prosthetics in 2005. College Accreditation St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award associates degrees and to <b>...</b>
Raluca Toscano at KCC Awards Ceremony getting the Presidential Scholars Award. June 11, 2009 (III)
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Raluca Toscano at the KCC Awards Ceremony getting the Presidential Scholars Award. June 11, 2009
Presidential Scholars
Professor Lisa Baldez tells the story of Presidential Scholars she has worked with that resulted in a paper co-written by the student and professor.
2010 Rwandan Presidential Scholars
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Presenting: the Graduates.
Presidential Scholars Candidates
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Saint John's School congratulates its 2011 candidates to the Presidential Scholars Program. This year our school has 8 candidates, the most by any school in Puerto Rico.
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The "Common ground Cafe" at the NHIOP. The Kevin B. Harrington Student Ambassador Program is an academic program through the New Hampshire Institute of Politics; it is named after the late Massachusetts State Senator Kevin B. Harrington
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President George W. Bush takes a question from one of the 2006 Presidential Scholars in the East Room Monday, June 26, 2006. The program was established in 1964, and recognizes up to 141 distinguished graduating high school seniors
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Presidential Scholars Program
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive order of the President of the United States to recognize and honor some of the most distinguished American graduating high school seniors.
Richard Alley (1976, Ohio) - geosciences professor at Pennsylvania State University
Donald S. Beyer Jr. (1968, DC) - U.S. ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein, former Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
Suzette Charles (1981, New Jersey) - Miss America 1984, singer and entertainer
Patrick Chovanec (1988, Illinois) - business professor at Tsinghua University, former aide to Speaker of the House John Boehner
Mitch Daniels (1967, Indiana) - Governor of Indiana, former Director of U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Rita Dove (1970, Ohio) - Poet Laureate of the United States, winner of Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Kristin Forbes (1988, New Hampshire) - business professor at MIT, former member of Council of Economic Advisors
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Amory Lovins (1964, Massachusetts) - environmentalist, Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute
Bruce Reed (1978, Idaho) - CEO of the Democratic Leadership Council, former aide to President Clinton
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In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative, and performing arts. Each year, the U.S. Department of Education selects up to 141 students as Presidential Scholars.
Students chosen as Presidential Scholars receive an expense-paid trip to Washington, DC in the summer, during which they meet with government officials, educators, authors, musicians, scientists, businessmen, and past Presidential Scholars. During the week, scholars have the opportunity to visit museums and monuments, attend recitals and receptions, and go to ceremonies as guests of the Department of Education and Executive Office of the President. To commemorate their achievement, the Scholars are awarded the Presidential Scholars medallion by the President of the United States in a ceremony sponsored by the White House, located in the White House or on the grounds.
From the program's website: "By age 17 these astonishing young people have mastered multiple languages, worked for NASA and the Air Force Research Lab, played with the New York Philharmonic, conducted cancer research, issued scholarly papers, placed in most major national and international competitions, and launched their own companies. They go on to attend the Nation’s top colleges and universities, and to exercise their gifts on behalf of our country and the world."
Selection of U.S. Presidential Scholars
All graduating high school seniors who are citizens of the United States, who are enrolled in either private or public high schools, and who have scored exceptionally well on either the SAT of the College Board or the ACT Assessment of the American College Testing Program in or before the month of October of each year are automatically considered for participation. The United States Department of Education then looks at test records for the top 30 males and top 30 females in each of the states/jurisdictions. The combined file of scores from the top male examinees and top female examinees are then ranked from high to low in each state. The scores associated with the top 20 male examinees and top 20 female examinees are used to identify the candidates in each state. When ties occur in the cut off score, more than 20 persons of that gender are selected in that state.To be considered further, candidates must submit candidacy materials, including essays, self-assessments, secondary school reports, and transcripts. Candidates are evaluated on their academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and an analysis of their essays.
In mid-April, approximately 500 semifinalists are chosen by an independent, national committee of educators convened by the Commission on Presidential Scholars. Six to twenty semifinalists are identified for each state/jurisdiction by the review committee. The number of semifinalists identified per state/jurisdiction is based on a proportionate number of test takers for that state.
In May, the Commission on Presidential Scholars makes the final selection of the 121 students. One male student and one female student are chosen from each state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and from families of U.S. citizens living abroad. In addition, up to 15 students are chosen at-large.
Of the 141 Scholars, 121 are chosen in the academics, and 20 in the arts.
For the arts component, students must register and participate in youngARTS, a national program of the National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts which is designed to identify, recognize and encourage talented high school seniors who demonstrate excellence in dance, music, jazz, vocal performance, theater, photography, visual arts or writing.
Based on the discipline entered, registrants must submit audiotapes, videotapes, slides or manuscripts demonstrating artistic accomplishment. One panel for each art discipline evaluates applicants in a two-step process. The judges review material submitted by the applicants and select up to 20 award candidates in each of the eight disciplines (5 in music/jazz and 10 in music/voice and photography) for live adjudications in Miami. All applicants are judged against a standard of excellence within each artistic discipline and not against each other.
The final judging from youngARTS Week results in the recognition of excellence in five different award categories. Upon completion of the youngARTS program, NFAA will nominate up to fifty students who meet the eligibility requirements. These students will be mailed candidacy materials and invited to apply to the program.
To be considered further, candidates must submit candidacy materials, including essays, self-assessments, secondary school reports, and transcripts. Candidates are evaluated on their academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and an analysis of their essays.
Arts candidates enter the Presidential Scholars Program selection process at the semifinalist level. In April, the Commission on Presidential Scholars makes the final selection of up to 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
By the numbers: Another way to understand the selection process is by progressing through its numbers.
For the academic component, the Department of Education sends application packs to 2600 candidates--from the approximate 3,000,000 graduating high school seniors. The candidates then go through a rigorous application process where they must submit candidacy materials, including essays, self-assessments, secondary school reports, and transcripts. Candidates are evaluated on their academic achievement, personal characteristics, leadership and service activities, and an analysis of their essays.The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, members of whom are appointed by the President, whittle this down to 500 semifinalists, and from there, 121 scholars.
For the arts component, the NFAA receives about 7000 candidates annually. From there, they go through the difficult process of selecting the top 150 to go to Florida for more competition. The NFAA then chooses the top 50 from the Florida competition, and passes them on to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars. The Commission, in turn, selects the 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.
2007 letter against torture
On June 25, 2007, during a visit to the White House, 50 Presidential Scholars made news by presenting President Bush with a letter urging him to halt human rights violations alleged to have been made against terror suspects. Part of the letter stated:We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants.
2010 Scholars
These scholars met with President Barack Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan in the East Room of the White House on June 21, 2010.From 3 million high school seniors, the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Presidential Scholars Commission selected:
[ * ] An asterisk indicates a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts. ;Alabama :AL - Birmingham - Gary K. Gray, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School :AL - Birmingham - Elizabeth W. Reiser, Briarwood Christian High School ;Alaska :AK - Anchorage - Madeleine C. Bulkow, Robert Service High School :AK - Anchorage - Alexander M. Krolick, South Anchorage High School ;Americans Abroad :AE - APO - Darren P. Eldredge, Vilseck High School :China - Shanghai - Adele F. Xu, St. Paul's School ;Arizona :AZ - Scottsdale - Morgan E. Whitaker, Desert Mountain High School :AZ - Tucson - Daniel P. Fried, University High School ;Arkansas :AR - Austin - Emily E. Foltz, Cabot High School :AR - Huntsville - Aidan M. Baker, Huntsville High School ;California :CA - Coronado - [ * ] Michael A. Silberblatt, Coronado High School :CA - Fremont - Pooja K. Shah, Irvington High School :CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Sean M. Plumb, Loyola High School :CA - Pebble Beach - Alexander P. Welton, Robert L Stevenson School ;Colorado :CO - Castle Rock - [ * ] Erica E. Vlahinos, Douglas County High School :CO - Colorado Springs - Preston G. So, Air Academy High School :CO - Golden - Wendy S. Zeng, Lakewood Senior High School :CO - Longmont - Kevin T. Wittenberg, Niwot High School ;Connecticut :CT - Guilford - Evan A. Brown, Guilford High School :CT - Wilton - Sarah H. Gustafson, Wilton High School ;Delaware :DE - Newark - Emily P. Yang, Charter School of Wilmington :DE - Wilmington - Daniel A. Sullivan, Salesianum School ;District of Columbia :DC - Washington - Nicole A. Cacozza, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School :DC - Washington - Paul Wasserman, Maret School ;Florida :FL - Orlando - Brooke M. Griffin, Dr. Phillips High School :FL - Palm Bay - Tyler C. Laprade, Palm Bay High School :FL - St. Petersburg - [ * ] Blaine A. Krauss, Gibbs Senior High School :FL - Tallahassee - Patrick G. Mangan, John Paul II Catholic High School ;Georgia :GA - Duluth - Ross C. Beppler, Northview High School :GA - Lilburn - My Ngoc C. To, Parkview High School :GA - Marietta - [ * ] Alexander S. Vollmer, Pebblebrook High School :GA - Snellville - Matthew G. Faulkner, Shiloh High School ;Hawaii :HI - Hilo - Nolan M. Kamitaki, Waiakea High School :HI - Honolulu - Caitlin E. Mori, Sacred Hearts Academy High School ;Idaho :ID - Eagle - Karl T. Schutz, Bishop Kelly High School :ID - Pocatello - Alyson M. Gigger, Century High School ;Illinois :IL - Fairbury - Nicole M. Wenger, Prairie Central High School :IL - Highland Park - Jacob U. Arber, Highland Park High School :IL - Northbrook - [ * ] Lauren R. Williams, Chicago Academy for the Arts ;Indiana :IN - Carmel - Michael L. Wang, Carmel High School :IN - Indianapolis - Lauren H. Stephens, North Central High School :IN - Kokomo - Lynelle T. Chen, Park Tudor School ;Iowa :IA - Asbury - Natalie E. Weires, Hempstead High School :IA - Cedar Falls - Ethan Budreau, Hudson High School ;Kansas :KS - Leawood - Stephen M. Fox, Rockhurst High School :KS - Leawood - Andrea N. Hinton, Blue Valley North High School ;Kentucky :KY - Carrollton - Angela R. Woods, Carroll County High School :KY - Georgetown - Rhodes Hambrick, Scott County Senior High School :KY - Louisville - Suraj Kannan, duPont Manual Magnet High School ;Louisiana :LA - Lafayette - Daniel L. Comeaux, Lafayette High School :LA - Mandeville - Marjorie E. Bateman, Mandeville High School ;Maine :ME - Yarmouth - Reed W. Wommack, Yarmouth High School :ME - York - Dakota R. Snyder, York High School ;Maryland :MD - Chevy Chase - Henry T. Zhu, Landon School :MD - Clarksville - Richard Li, River Hill High School :MD - Potomac - Marissa C. Dearing, Maret School :MD - Rockville - Scott S. Yu, Montgomery Blair High School ;Massachusetts :MA - Centerville - Katrina D. Malakhoff, Barnstable High School :MA - Newton - [ * ] Bobby S. Chen, Phillips Academy :MA - Sharon - Russel R. McAvoy, Sharon High School ;Michigan :MI - Grosse Pointe Park - Bernard J. VanBerkum, De La Salle Collegiate High School :MI - Shelby Twp - Nicole L. Black, Henry Ford II High School ;Minnesota :MN - Excelsior - Raj M. Katti, Minnetonka High School :MN - Roseville - Emma Lucken, Roseville Area High School :MN - St. Paul - Martin A. Camacho, Central High School ;Mississippi :MS - Flowood - Andrew G. Li, Jackson Preparatory School :MS - Ridgeland - Ann A. Burrell, St. Andrew's Episcopal School ;Missouri :MO - Chesterfield - Joy Q. He, Parkway Central High School :MO - Columbia - Alan J. Hatfield, Columbia-Rock Bridge Senior High School ;Montana :MT - Bozeman - Brooks B. Hallin, Bozeman High School :MT - Helena - Allison A. Ray, Helena High School ;Nebraska :NE - Lincoln - Maesen A. Churchill, Lincoln East High School :NE - Omaha - Wyatt N. Troia, Creighton Preparatory School ;Nevada :NV - Henderson - Seth C. Thompson, Coronado High School :NV - Las Vegas - Heidi H. Lim, Clark High School ;New Hampshire :NH - Bedford - Harrison M. Potter, Bedford High School :NH - Hopkinton - Jillian L. Peters, Hopkinton High School :NH - Nashua - Samita Mohanasundaram, Nashua Senior High School North ;New Jersey :NJ - Old Bridge - Dedeepya Konuthula, Old Bridge High School :NJ - Piscataway - Joseph C. Schiavone, Middlesex County Academy for Science, Math, & Engineering :NJ - Randolph - David E. Kersen, Delbarton School ;New Mexico :NM - Albuquerque - Steven M. Ammerman, La Cueva High School :NM - Albuquerque - Erin A. Mauldin, Albuquerque High School ;New York :NY - Bedford - [ * ] Luke J. Celenza, The Fox Lane High School :NY - Glen Head - Yvette S. Leung, Jericho Senior High School :NY - New York - [ * ] Phoebe B. Nir, Fieldston School :NY - Saratoga Springs - Paul M. Mains, Doane Stuart School ;North Carolina :NC - Chapel Hill - Megan E. Mikhail, Durham Academy Upper School :NC - Durham - [ * ] Kelley A. Katzenmeyer, North Carolina School of the Arts :NC - Raleigh - Gregory R. Izatt, Raleigh Charter High School :NC - Raleigh - Saumil A. Jariwala, The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics ;North Dakota :ND - Fargo - Phoebe Strom, North High School :ND - Wildrose - Daniel P. Gillund, Divide County High School ;Ohio :OH - New Albany - Joseph V. Calland, New Albany High School :OH - Shaker Hts. - Alison C. Boyd, Shaker Heights High School ;Oklahoma :OK - Lawton - Abbee B. Cox, MacArthur High School :OK - Oklahoma City - Garrett L. Zwahlen, Casady School ;Oregon :OR - Corvallis - Evan Wu, Crescent Valley High School :OR - Eugene - Torin M. Rudeen, South Eugene High School & Eugene International High School :OR - Portland - Eva H. Koeller, Lincoln High School ;Pennsylvania :PA - State College - Cody M. Wild, State College Area High School :PA - Wayne - Benjamin Lei, Conestoga High School ;Puerto Rico :PR - Guaynabo - Alan B. Wagner, Baldwin School of Puerto Rico :PR - San Juan - Talia Rothenberg, St. John's School ;Rhode Island :RI - Barrington - Diana D. Chin, Barrington High School :RI - Barrington - David R. Tong, Barrington High School ;South Carolina :SC - Aiken - Aric W. Berning, Aiken High School :SC - Greenville - [ * ] Jake G. Ross, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts & Humanities :SC - Mt. Pleasant - Anne V. Cai, Porter-Gaud School :SC - Orangeburg - [ * ] Uchechi G. Kalu, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts & Humanities ;South Dakota :SD - Parker - Derek S. Christensen, Parker High School :SD - Sioux Falls - Kiah M. Schaefbauer, O'Gorman High School ;Tennessee :TN - Franklin - Lauren M. Coleman, University School of Nashville :TN - Nashville - Ian S. Ball, University School of Nashville ;Texas :TX - Arlington - [ * ] Michael R. Taylor, Home School :TX - Austin - [ * ] Matthew A. Brailas, Westlake High School :TX - Bellaire - [ * ] John A. Goss, Kinkaid School :TX - Bellville - Marissa A. Ruehle, Bellville High School :TX - Dallas - [ * ] Connor Watumull, St. Mark's School of Texas :TX - Houston - Ellen Liu, James E. Taylor High School :TX - Plano - [ * ] Austin Goodwin, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts :TX - Plano - [ * ] Ida Saki, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing & Visual Arts :TX - Plano - [ * ] Austin M. Taylor, St. Mark's School of Texas :TX - Ponder - David G. Crouse, Crouse Home School :TX - Porter - [ * ] Robert M. Moore, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts ;Utah :UT - North Salt Lake - Annie Wang, West High School :UT - Salt Lake City - Samuel S. Brinton, East High School :UT - Salt Lake City - Uyen-Phuong N. Nguyen, Cottonwood High School ;Vermont :VT - Essex Junction - Kevin M. Weiss, Essex High School :VT - Richmond - Anna G. Quinlan, Mount Mansfield Union High School ;Virginia :VA - Annandale - Grace J. Wang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology :VA - Vienna - Nicholas J. Loftus, Georgetown Preparatory School ;Washington :WA - Colton - Kelsey M. Moser, Colton High School :WA - Issaquah - Derrik F. Petrin, Skyline High School :WA - Seattle - Jennifer E. Schmidt, Lakeside School ;West Virginia :WV - Dry Creek - Katherine L. Jarrell, Liberty High School :WV - West Liberty - Sharif I. Youssef, Wheeling Park High School ;Wisconsin :WI - Brookfield - Bryan Dongre, Brookfield Central High School :WI - Verona - Valerie Shen, James Madison Memorial High School ;Wyoming :WY - Gillette - Kaiser A. Mock, Campbell County High School :WY - Sheridan - Megan A. Jenkins, Sheridan High School
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