Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists
April 2008
Semifinalists are grouped by their legal place of residence.
[ * ] An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist.
[**] Two asterisks indicate a Semifinalist in both the Academic and Arts recognition components of the program.
Alabama
AL - Birmingham - Daniel R. Hollingshead, The Altamont School
AL - Decatur - Andrew B. Tuggle, Austin High School
AL - Hampton Cove - Stephanie N. Morton, Huntsville High School
AL - Homewood - Mitchell O. Hughes, Homewood High School
AL - Hoover - Sarah E. Styslinger, Spain Park High School
AL - Irondale - Bianca A. Williams, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
AL - Madison - Amie J. Hsu, Randolph School
AL - Montgomery - Jacinth L. Greywoode, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School
Alaska
AK - Anchorage - Eryn Eby, Polaris K-12 School
AK - Anchorage - Eric S. Packer, South Anchorage High School
AK - Anchorage - Molly D. Quinn, West Anchorage High School
AK - Eagle River - Aaron M. Mortier, Eaglewood Christian Homeschool
AK - Homer - Hannah R. Bradley, Homer High School
AK - Kotzebue - Reid J. Magdanz, Kotzebue High School
Americans Abroad
AE - APO - Brianna G. Fitch, Brussels American High School
AE - FPO - Philip H. Greene, Naples American High School
AP - APO - John D. Landgraff, Kwajalein Junior-Senior High School
MP - Saipan - Anita B. Hofschneider, Marianas Baptist Academy
TX - Plano - David Y. Xu, Shanghai American School
VI - St. Thomas - Megan K. McGrath, Antilles School
Arizona
AZ - Chandler - Wendy W. Cai, Corona del Sol High School
AZ - Mesa - Cameron C. Bean, Mountain View High School
AZ - Paradise Valley - Yasmine A. Hafiz, Xavier College Preparatory
AZ - Scottsdale - Anatola S. He, Chaparral High School
AZ - Tempe - Helen G. Jing, Corona del Sol High School
AZ - Tucson - Shawn A. Musgrave, Canyon del Oro High School
Arkansas
AR - Cabot - Jason M. Haynes, Cabot High School
AR - Little Rock - Cyrus F. Bahrassa, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Hilary R. Ledwell, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Anne Z. Ye, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Cameron T. Zohoori, Central High School
AR - Mountain Home - Brandi L. Bowers, Mountain Home High School
California
CA - Albany - William Y. Kim, Albany High School
CA - Bakersfield - Justin J. Koh, Stockdale High School
CA - Benicia - Marie S. Cope, Benicia High School
CA - Diamond Bar - Darius Y. Li, Diamond Bar High School
CA - Elk Grove - [ * ] Junyao Peng, Laguna Creek High School
CA - Gualala - Natalie M. Cox, Mendocino High School
CA - Irvine - Noah P. Young, Woodbridge High School
CA - La Canada Flint - Jodie C. Liu, La Canada High School
CA - La Canada Flintridge - Sharon S. Song, La Canada High School
CA - Los Altos Hills - [ * ] Kenric Tam, Henry M. Gunn High School
CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Thurmon A. Green, Fairfax High School
CA - Los Angeles - Danielle J. Kolin, Harvard-Westlake School
CA - Oakland - Jacob D. Andreas, Piedmont High School
CA - Pacifica - Brian Hsueh, Palo Alto Senior High School
CA - Palo Alto - Colleen C. Lee, Palo Alto Senior High School
CA - Palos Verdes Estates - Ross N. Greenwood, Palos Verdes High School
CA - Pleasanton - Corinne Tu, Amador Valley High School
CA - Rancho Palos Verdes - Ian T. Counts, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
CA - Rowland Heights - Jonathan C. Yeh, Troy High School
CA - San Diego - Haoyu Sun, La Jolla High School
CA - San Jose - Senan Ebrahim, Harker School
CA - San Jose - [ * ] Jasmine S. Hu, Lynbrook High School
CA - Studio City - Madison P. Stanford, Harvard-Westlake School
CA - Upland - Steven M. Chau, Upland High School
CA - Valley Village - [ * ] Alexandria H. Mitchell, Keystone National High School
CA - Walnut Creek - Malik A. Coleman, Las Lomas High School
CA - Walnut Creek - Austin M. Moehle, Acalanes High School
Colorado
CO - Boulder - Samuel M. Galler, Boulder High School
CO - Broomfield - Matthew J. Jasica, Legacy High School
CO - Centennial - Nahrek Hartoonian, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Colorado Springs - Sharon E. Beltracchi, Liberty High School
CO - Denver - [ * ] Anne M. Joy, Denver School of the Arts
CO - Denver - Isaac V. Kauvar, Herzl/RMHA at the Denver Campus
CO - Englewood - Caitlin M. Gillespie, St. Mary's Academy High School
CO - Englewood - Rachel I. Kelley, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Englewood - Danny M. Lai, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Fort Collins - Jenna L. Pettinger, Rocky Mountain High School
CO - Littleton - Claire C. McKeever, Heritage High School
CO - Littleton - Eric A. Miller, Dakota Ridge High School
CO - Longmont - Hilary S. Auman, Niwot High School
Connecticut
CT - Greenwich - James A. Biondi, Brunswick School
CT - Guilford - Martin F. Keil, Hopkins School
CT - Hamden - Julian B. Gewirtz, Hopkins School
CT - Madison - Shuyang C. Luo, Daniel Hand High School
CT - New Canaan - Ilya Belopolski, New Canaan High School
CT - New Milford - Bianca F. Yuh, New Milford High School
CT - Niantic - Catherine M. Tang, East Lyme High School
CT - Simsbury - [ * ] Richard J. Saunders, Simsbury High School
CT - Southbury - Ethan J. Rodriguez-Torrent, Pomperaug Regional High School
Delaware
DE - Dover - Maggie Y. Liu, Saint Andrews School
DE - Hockessin - Jeffrey Liu, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Hockessin - Dennis F. Meng, Archmere Academy
DE - Hockessin - Rajarajan S. Vel, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Newark - Julia C. Salevan, The Tatnall School, Inc.
DE - Wilmington - Alexia S. Miller, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Wilmington - Anthony J. Testa, Charter School of Wilmington
District of Columbia
DC - Washington - Safia O. Ahmed, Phillips Exeter Academy
DC - Washington - Alison K. Grubbs, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
DC - Washington - Madeleine V. Joseph, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
DC - Washington - Eli J. Pollak, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Stephen R. Serene, The Potomac School
DC - Washington - Andrew H. Whitener, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
Florida
FL - Boca Raton - Dustin R. Katzin, Spanish River Community High School
FL - Boynton Beach - [ * ] Joseph C. Parra, Dreyfoos School of the Arts
FL - Cocoa Beach - Kyla D. Horn, Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School
FL - Lake Worth - [ * ] Joseph P. Gerbino, Dreyfoos School of the Arts
FL - Lakeland - Mark H. Kavesh, Bartow High School International Baccalaureate Program
FL - Loxahatchee - [ * ] William K. Bell, Dreyfoos School of the Arts
FL - Merritt Island - Abbey C. Thompson, Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy
FL - Miami - [ * ] Roman A. Arevalo, New World School of the Arts
FL - Miami - [ * ] Gentry I. George, New World School of the Arts
FL - Miami - [ * ] Sheena C. Klimoski, New World School of the Arts
FL - Miami - Gaurav K. Sen, Mast Academy
FL - Naples - Karissa N. Britten, Naples High School
FL - Naples - Daniel W. Mcshea, Naples High School
FL - Osprey - Sarah L. Gondela, Pine View School
FL - Oviedo - Ravi N. Sankar, Trinity Preparatory School
FL - Palm Bay - Paul D. Draper, Palm Bay High School
FL - Palmetto Bay - Emma D. Miller, Miami Palmetto Senior High School
FL - Seffner - Wendy Hou, Hillsborough Senior High School
FL - Tampa - Trung H. Tran, Hillsborough Senior High School
FL - Wellington - Anne L. Chen, Suncoast Community High School
FL - Weston - Katherine L. Kendrick, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
FL - Wilton Manors - Sean R. Singh, Pine Crest School
FL - Winter Park - [ * ] Kolyn A. Brown, Dr. Phillips High School
FL - Winter Park - Nicole R. Looper, Winter Park High School
FL - Winter Park - Matthew A. Prast, Trinity Preparatory School
Georgia
GA - Alpharetta - Julia Y. Pei, Alpharetta High School
GA - Atlanta - Victoria C. Jeffay, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - Rebecca W. Jeun, Dunwoody High School
GA - Atlanta - Robert J. Ostrowski, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - James K. Sutterfield, The Westminster Schools
GA - Augusta - Mary V. Boone, Westminster Preparatory School
GA - Canton - Marissa L. Puzan, Cherokee High School
GA - Columbus - Edwin A. Page, Brookstone School
GA - Duluth - Haley A. Nelson, Northview High School
GA - Duluth - Sriram Velamuri, North Springs High School
GA - Evans - Rosemary L. Song, Lakeside High School
GA - Marietta - Christopher J. Hallacy, George Walton High School
GA - Marietta - Nathaniel E. Hipsman, Lassiter High School
GA - Roswell - Ishna A. Sharma, Roswell High School
GA - Snellville - David C. Kilgore, Brookwood High School
GA - Suwanee - Michael G. Angell, North Gwinnett High School
Hawaii
HI - Honolulu - Christopher W. Burniske, Punahou School
HI - Honolulu - Leslie N. Kim, Iolani School
HI - Honolulu - Nathan J. Nakatsuka, Kamehameha Secondary School-Kapalama
HI - Honolulu - Thomas Z. Young, Punahou School
HI - Lihue - Ciera K. Cummings, Kamehameha Secondary School-Kapalama
HI - Lihue - Nicole A. Gaetjens, Kauai High School
Idaho
ID - Boise - Nathan M. Madsen, Centennial High School
ID - Boise - Jacqueline K. Sahlberg, Boise High School
ID - Coeur d' Alene - Michael P. Cooper, Lake City High School
ID - Fruitland - Aaron N. Smith, Fruitland High School
ID - Idaho Falls - Julie M. Swenson, Hillcrest High School
ID - Meridian - Alexander R. Johnson, Meridian Charter High School
ID - Rexburg - Paige A. Kempton, Madison Senior High School
Illinois
IL - Barrington - Lauren M. Janas, Barrington Community High School
IL - Burr Ridge - David E. Korenchan, Lyons Township High School North Campus
IL - Chicago - Eva R. Feldman, Lincoln Park High School
IL - Chicago - John P. Mussman, Northside College Preparatory High School
IL - Chicago - Kevin M. Shapiro, Walter Payton College Preparatory School
IL - Glencoe - Jessica A. Wall, New Trier Township High School
IL - Homer Glen - Elizabeth A. Phillips, Lockport Township High School
IL - Lake Forest - Ravi N. Mulani, Lake Forest High School
IL - Libertyville - Margaret J. McCall, Libertyville High School
IL - Loves Park - John R. Brown, Auburn High School
IL - Naperville - Adam J. Alongi, Benet Academy
IL - Oak Brook - Faye G. Cheng, Hinsdale Township High School Central
IL - Oak Brook - Jennifer C. Houpy, Hinsdale Township High School Central
IL - Oak Park - Caitlin E. Naureckas, Oak Park & River Forest High School
IL - Palatine - [ * ] Mindy H. Park, William Fremd High School
IL - Wheaton - Kevin H. Shallcross, Wheaton-Warrenville South High School
IL - Winnetka - Evan M. Dragic, New Trier Township High School
IL - Woodridge - Rebecca Hu, Community Hs Dist 99 South Hs
Indiana
IN - Bloomington - Erika C. Anderson, Bloomington High School North
IN - Bloomington - Elizabeth S. Munroe, Bloomington High School North
IN - Columbus - Elizabeth M. Otto, Columbus North High School
IN - Granger - Annsa C. Huang, Penn High School
IN - Indianapolis - Cameron M. Johnstone, Park Tudor School
IN - Indianapolis - Grant L. Lin, Lawrence North High School
IN - La Porte - Mark E. O'Dell, George Washington High School
IN - Lafayette - Kara C. Bartolone, William Henry Harrison High School
IN - Zionsville - Devney Hamilton, Zionsville Community High School
Iowa
IA - Ames - Katherine C. Orazem, Ames High School
IA - Ankeny - Charles W. Li, Ankeny High School
IA - Batavia - Kirsten C. Adam, Fairfield Community High School
IA - Iowa City - Eric A. Mullen, City High School
IA - Johnston - David W. Zhang, Johnston High School
IA - Spencer - Nolan R. Goeken, Spencer High School
Kansas
KS - Lawrence - Kate M. Falkenstien, Lawrence Free State High School
KS - Leawood - Douglas D. Dellinger, Blue Valley North High School
KS - Madison - Joseph E. McIlvain, Madison High School
KS - Olathe - Devin R. Smith, Olathe North High School
KS - Overland Park - Lichy Han, Blue Valley West High School
KS - Wichita - Jessica L. Davis, Northwest High School
Kentucky
KY - Elizabethtown - Cameron K. Hamilton, Elizabethtown Senior High School
KY - Lexington - Elizabeth A. Byers, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Lexington - Victor W. Yang, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Louisville - Victoria M. Bates, Eastern High School
KY - Louisville - Karl G. Magnuson, Christian Acad Of Louisville
KY - Louisville - Max E. Uhlenhuth, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Paducah - Zia A. Choudhury, Lone Oak High School
KY - Richmond - [ * ] Robert C. Cornelison, Interlochen Arts Academy
KY - Union - Emilie M. Lyons, Larry Ryle High School
Louisiana
LA - Metairie - Matthew E. Levy, Jesuit High School
LA - New Orleans - [ * ] Timothy J. Clayton, Lusher Charter School
LA - New Orleans - Jara A. Crear, Metairie Park Country Day School
LA - New Orleans - Katherine E. Harris, St. Mary's Dominican High School
LA - New Orleans - Colin R. O'Byrne, Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
LA - Shreveport - John G. Burford, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
LA - Shreveport - Insun Chong, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
LA - Shreveport - Niharika Jain, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
LA - Shreveport - Eszter Szentirmai, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Maine
ME - Brunswick - David W. Slovenski, Brunswick High School
ME - Cumberland - Robert M. Wolfe, Greely High School
ME - Enfield - Autumn F. Proudlove, Mattanawcook Academy
ME - Levant - Carolyn H. Ryder, John Bapst Memorial High School
ME - Portland - Katherine A. Gullick, Cheverus High School
ME - South Berwick - Colleen W. Fitzpatrick, Marshwood High School
ME - Yarmouth - Zachary K. Hynes, Yarmouth High School
Maryland
MD - Ashton - William C. Burton, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Baltimore - [ * ] Victoria L. Kendall, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
MD - Bethesda - Nicolas E. Fernandez-Arias, Sidwell Friends School
MD - Chevy Chase - Dawn A. Brimmer, British School of Washington
MD - Chevy Chase - Nathaniel S. Weinman, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
MD - Glenwood - Shannon M. Jones, Glenelg High School
MD - Halethorpe - [ * ] Elizabeth A. Bookhultz, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
MD - Highland - [ * ] Jennifer S. Liu, River Hill High School
MD - Laurel - Russell Y. Huang, Reservoir High School
MD - Lutherville - [ * ] Alex R. Levy, Carver Center for Arts and Technology
MD - Lutherville Tim - Yang Y. Hu, Dulaney High School
MD - North Potomac - [ ** ] Julie J. Zhu, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Parkton - [ * ] Corianda S. Dimes, Hereford High School
MD - Potomac - Benjamin B. Lu, Richard Montgomery High School
MD - Potomac - Christina Zou, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Sparks Glencoe - Jennifer E. Dannals, Hereford High School
Massachusetts
MA - Acton - Eva K. Belmont, Buckingham, Browne & Nichols School
MA - Brookline - Aditya Mahalingam-Dhingra, The Roxbury Latin School
MA - Brookline - Benjamin M. Zagorsky, Brookline High School
MA - Chestnut Hill - Joseph G. Hodgkin, Brookline High School
MA - Chestnut Hill - Talia S. Wong, Brookline High School
MA - Franklin - Jason E. Sandler, The Roxbury Latin School
MA - Lexington - Sway P. Chen, Lexington High School
MA - Quincy - Lauren R. McGough, North Quincy High School
MA - Roslindale - Evan Y. Kelner-Levine, Boston Latin School
MA - Sharon - Matthew G. Tung, Sharon High School
MA - Sterling - James R. Valcourt, Wachusett Regional High School
MA - Sudbury - Ian D. Engler, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
MA - Sudbury - [ * ] Tavi M. Ungerleider, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School
MA - Westwood - Suhas Rao, Westwood High School
MA - Whitman - Alison M. Sheppard, Whitman-Hanson Regional High School
Michigan
MI - Ann Arbor - Katie E. Everett, Ann Arbor-Huron High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Aimee M. Le, Community High School
MI - Battle Creek - Benjamin T. Niewenhuis, Saint Philip Catholic Central High School
MI - Bloomfield Hill - Erika L. Mayer, Lahser High School
MI - Brighton - Tengbo Li, Brighton High School
MI - Canton - Katherine Lu, Plymouth-Canton High School
MI - Grosse Pointe - Corey D. Rapala, Grosse Pointe North High School
MI - Holly - Benjamin S. Parker, L. M. Powers Catholic High School
MI - Novi - Kunal S. Mehta, Detroit Country Day School
MI - Novi - Alexander R. Shashlo, Northville High School
MI - Oxford - Andrew J. Stein, Oxford High School
MI - Portage - Christopher P. Davis, Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center
MI - South Lyon - Victoria M. Miller, South Lyon High School
MI - Sterling Hts - Matthew S. Duprey, Bishop Foley High School
MI - Troy - Sophia Y. Jih, Troy High School
MI - Troy - Timothy H. Liu, Detroit Country Day School
MI - Walled Lake - [ * ] Ryan P. Steele, Clonlara School
MI - West Bloomfield - Clara Yoon, International Academy
OH - Dublin - [ * ] Samuel W. Hinkle, Interlochen Arts Academy
Minnesota
MN - Apple Valley - Ally Huang, Eastview High School
MN - Detroit Lakes - Grant N. Remmen, Detroit Lakes High School
MN - Eden Prairie - [ * ] Archana A. Nair, Eden Prairie High School
MN - Plymouth - Melody Y. Hu, Wayzata High School
MN - Rochester - Ethan N. Edl, John Marshall High School
MN - Rochester - Tucker L. Ward, Rochester Lourdes High School
MN - Roseville - Adam W. Birdsall, Roseville Area High School
MN - Roseville - Andrew R. Schultz, Roseville Area High School
MN - Saint Paul - Nancy G. Dietman, Mounds Park Academy
MN - Saint Paul - Linnea E. Herzog, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
MN - Saint Paul - Cecilia A. Noecker, Highland Park Senior High School
Mississippi
MS - Aberdeen - Stella D. Nickerson, Mississippi School for Mathematics & Science
MS - Greenville - Alexandra L. Engel, Washington School
MS - Madison - Christopher A. Russell, Jackson Preparatory School
MS - Madison - Bowen Zhou, Jackson Academy
MS - Mendenhall - James K. Craft, St. Andrew's Episcopal School
MS - Ridgeland - Jennifer E. Triplett, St. Andrew's Episcopal School
Missouri
MO - Cape Girardeau - David J. Westrich, Notre Dame Regional High School
MO - Chesterfield - David A. Levary, Parkway Central High School
MO - Chesterfield - Elizabeth Y. Qin, Parkway Central High School
MO - Columbia - Daniel M. Ni, Columbia-Rock Bridge Senior High School
MO - Frontenac - Daniel P. Cooper, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
MO - Kansas City - Kellyn N. Smith, Saint Teresa's Academy
MO - Saint Louis - Adam D. Ariel, Block Yeshiva High School
MO - Saint Louis - Amelia M. Chivetta, Visitation Academy
MO - Springfield - Karina M. Bielecki, Central High School
MO - Warrensburg - Kristen Z. Liu, Warrensburg High School
Montana
MT - Gallatin Gateway - Seth M. Trey, Heritage Christian School
MT - Helena - Shauna Milne-Price, Helena High School
MT - Kalispell - Daniel W. Browne, Flathead High School
MT - Missoula - Marni L. Jacobs, Sentinel High School
MT - Ringling - Riley K. Brewer, White Sulphur Springs High School
MT - Rollins - Chresten M. Knaff, Flathead High School
Nebraska
NE - Kearney - Collin A. Rees, Kearney High School
NE - Lincoln - Alexander L. Churchill, Lincoln East High School
NE - Lincoln - James J. Morin, Pius X High School
NE - Omaha - Elizabeth L. Gray, Harry A. Burke Senior High School
NE - Omaha - Nora M. Kovar, Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart
NE - Omaha - Kirsten A. Miller, Millard North High School
Nevada
NV - Fallon - Shankari V. Rajagopal, Churchill County High School
NV - Henderson - Kristen E. Arn, Green Valley High School
NV - Henderson - Nathan R. Pandian, Coronado High School
NV - Las Vegas - Gregory N. Bayles, Bonanza High School
NV - Las Vegas - Brandon M. Silverman, The Meadows School
NV - Reno - Daniel P. Sexton, Damonte Ranch High School
New Hampshire
NH - Bedford - Allison M. Fink, The Derryfield School
NH - Exeter - Alexander B. Katz, Phillips Exeter Academy
NH - Exeter - Timothy S. Leavitt, Portsmouth Christian High School
NH - Nashua - Sumi Sinha, Bishop Guertin High School