Forty-six Vermont high school seniors have been nominated as candidates for the US Presidential Scholars Program for 2013. Candidates are selected primarily on their performance on the ACT or SAT standardized tests. Of the 3.2 million high school seniors in the US, only about 3,000, or fewer than one in 1,000, are selected as candidates for the honor.
The program was established in 1964, by executive order of President Johnson, to recognize and honor some of the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named by the US Department of Education as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
Here is the list of finalists from Vermont:
VT ‐ Arlington ‐ Eliza R. Farley, Berkshire School
VT ‐ Brattleboro ‐ Sam A. Gartenstein, Brattleboro Union High School
VT ‐ Brattleboro ‐ Ansel Notman‐Wilmerdi, Leland & Gray Union High Sch
VT ‐ Bristol ‐ Isabel C. Mcgrory‐Klyza, Mount Abraham Union High School
VT ‐ Bristol ‐ Forrest B. Wallace, Mount Abraham Union High School
VT ‐ Burlington ‐ Quincy P. Cundiff‐Kopplin, Burlington High School
VT ‐ Burlington ‐ Rebecca L. Mahany, Rice Memorial High School
VT ‐ Charlotte ‐ Carolyn P. Woodruff, Champlain Valley Union High School
VT ‐ Cornwall ‐ Malcolm S. Groves, Middlebury Union High School
VT ‐ Danby ‐ Julia C. Lees, The Long Trail School
VT ‐ Dorset ‐ Amelia H. Salsgiver, Burr and Burton Seminary
VT ‐ East Calais ‐ Folena J. De Geus, U‐32 Junior/Senior High School
VT ‐ Essex ‐ Sossina R. Gutema, Essex High School
VT ‐ Essex Jct ‐ Lee D. Murphy, Essex High School
VT ‐ Essex Junction ‐ Sarah B. Bigelow, Essex High School
VT ‐ Essex Junction ‐ Hillary E. Danis, Essex High School
VT ‐ Essex Junction ‐ Everett O'Malley, Essex High School
VT ‐ Essex Junction ‐ Timothy F. Rizvanov, Essex High School
VT ‐ Jericho ‐ Joseph F. Adkisson, Mount Mansfield Union High School
VT ‐ Jericho ‐ Jeremy B. Carter, Mount Mansfield Union High School
VT ‐ Jericho ‐ Sean W. O'Connor, Mount Mansfield Union High School
VT ‐ Middlebury ‐ David R. Burt, Middlebury Union High School
VT ‐ Middlebury ‐ Emma L. Craven‐Matthews, Middlebury Union High School
VT ‐ Middlebury ‐ Nora E. Mclaughlin, Middlebury Union High School
VT ‐ Montpelier ‐ Julia H. Gilbert, Montpelier High School
VT ‐ Norwich ‐ Gwynn G. Lyons, Hanover High School
VT ‐ Norwich ‐ Samuel J. Merrens, Hanover High School
VT ‐ Norwich ‐ Melanie S. Subbiah, Hanover High School
VT ‐ Peacham ‐ David R. Fickes, St. Johnsbury Academy
VT ‐ Plainfield ‐ Clare H. Neal, St. Johnsbury Academy
VT ‐ Richmond ‐ Michael J. Lawler, Mount Mansfield Union High School
VT ‐ Rutland ‐ Josh J. Wight, Rutland High School
VT ‐ Saint Albans ‐ Ashleigh N. Peterson, Bellows Free Academy
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ Owen P. Lyons, Rice Memorial High School
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ Avni Nahar, South Burlington High School
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ Aleksandra K. Zakrzewska, South Burlington High School
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ Eliza J. Alvarez, South Burlington High School
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ William C. Gregoire, South Burlington High School
VT ‐ South Burlington ‐ Katherine R. Merrick, South Burlington High School
VT ‐ South Royalton ‐ Abigail J. Dutton, Sharon Academy
VT ‐ St George ‐ Monica L. Barker, Burlington High School
VT ‐ Warren ‐ Henry C. Anderson, Green Mountain Valley School
VT ‐ Waterville ‐ Lucy E. Rogers, Lamoille Union High School
VT ‐ Williston ‐ Andrea A. Joseph, Champlain Valley Union High School
VT ‐ Williston ‐ Jonathan I. Liebman, Champlain Valley Union High School
VT ‐ Williston ‐ Conor M. McQuiston, Champlain Valley Union High School
