U.S. Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists
April 2011
Semifinalists are grouped by their legal place of residence.
[ * ] An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist.
Alabama
AL - Auburn - Youssef Biaz, Auburn High School
AL - Auburn - Lena G. Liu, Auburn High School
AL - Birmingham - Jeffrey Y. Liu, Indian Springs School
AL - Birmingham - Lawrence Y. Liu, Indian Springs School
AL - Birmingham - Hannah M. Robinson, Homewood High School
AL - Birmingham - Owen M. Scott, Vestavia Hills High School
AL - Hoover - [ * ] Kyra F. Wharton, Hoover High School
AL - Huntsville - Teja R. Alapati, Randolph School
AL - Rainbow City - Anjali A. Wagle, Alabama School of Fine Arts
AL - Tuscaloosa - [ * ] Amber L. Holloway, Alabama School of Fine Arts
Alaska
AK - Anchorage - Sally A. Keyes, East Anchorage High School
AK - Anchorage - Silas A. Talbot, Robert Service High School
AK - Anchorage - Aaron B. Wheatall, Robert Service High School
AK - Anchorage - Elizabeth A. Winkle, Grace Christian School
AK - Eagle River - Ariel Zlatkovski, Eagle River High School
AK - Wasilla - Kelly R. Moran, Colony High School
Americans Abroad
AE - APO - Tristan E. Fitch, Brussels American High School
AE - APO - Kathryn M. Osborn, Bonn International School
AE - APO - Steven M. Sullivan, Ramstein American High School
AP - FPO - Ryan Su, Nile C. Kinnick High School
Kyrgyzstan - Bishkek - Katherine D. Kopan, Hope Academy of Bishkek
Taiwan - Taipei - Rachel S. Lee, St. Paul's School
Taiwan - Taipei - [ * ] Alex L. Yu, Taipei American School
Arizona
AZ - Chandler - Keshav Amla, Phoenix Country Day School
AZ - Gilbert - Shelley Y. Xu, Hamilton High School
AZ - Mesa - Kathryn E. Biegel, Mountain View High School
AZ - Phoenix - Shane S. Cummerford, North Canyon High School
AZ - Phoenix - Timothy Y. Lee, Desert Vista High School
AZ - Scottsdale - Samantha E. Sherman, Pinnacle High School
AZ - Tempe - Theodore M. Lin, Corona del Sol High School
AZ - Tucson - Amita Gupta, University High School
Arkansas
AR - Ft. Smith - Meredith L. Pitsch, Southside High School
AR - Little Rock - Kamakshi L. Duvvuru, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Sarah P. Parker, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - David Z. Ye, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Boshan Zhao, Central High School
AR - Little Rock - Eric B. Zheng, Pulaski Academy
California
CA - Belvedere - [ * ] Zachary M. Ostroff, The Branson School
CA - Calabasas - Cynthia Shih, Viewpoint School
CA - Cerritos - Joe K. Tung, Whitney High School
CA - Cupertino - Daniel R. Ki, Monta Vista High School
CA - Diamond Bar - Brandon K. Sim, Diamond Bar High School
CA - Foster City - Peter L. Zhan, Aragon High School
CA - Huntington Beach - [ * ] Adam H. Joe, Huntington Beach High School
CA - Irvine - David D. Calica, University High School
CA - Irvine - Jennifer Rong, University High School
CA - Jamul - [ * ] Alexys P. Tiscareno, Valhalla High School
CA - La Canada - [ * ] Celena C. Ahn, La Canada High School
CA - Los Angeles - Alejandro A. Jimenez Jaramillo, Eagle Rock High School
CA - Manhattan Beach - [ * ] Daniel F. Stanfill, Mira Costa High School
CA - Monterey - Perry S. Choi, The York School
CA - Oak Park - Xiaokun P. Chang, Oak Park High School
CA - Orange - [ * ] Daniel R. McGrew, Crystal Cathedral High School
CA - Pacific Palisades - [ * ] Katherine A. Bollens, Viewpoint School
CA - Palo Alto - Grace L. Chen, Castilleja School
CA - Palo Alto - Andrew B. Liu, Henry M. Gunn High School
CA - Pasadena - [ * ] Timothy M. Callobre, Polytechnic School
CA - Rancho Palos Verdes - David K. Tang-Quan, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
CA - Sacramento - [ * ] Raven M. Scott, Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy
CA - San Carlos - Joshua R. Frisch, Carlmont High School
CA - San Diego - Xiaoyu Cao, Torrey Pines High School
CA - San Diego - Andrew T. Duong, Westview High School
CA - San Diego - Julia Pian, The Bishop's School
CA - San Jose - Jennifer S. Chen, Lynbrook High School
CA - San Jose - Christopher D. Risner, Santa Teresa High School
CA - San Marino - Rebecca Lai, Vivian Webb School
CA - Sherman Oaks - Jack W. Petok, Harvard-Westlake School
CA - Torrance - Aaron N. Cheng, West High School
CA - Torrance - Lane A. Erickson, South High School
CA - Yorba Linda - Alexander K. Hata, Troy High School
Colorado
CO - Aurora - Connie Y. Liu, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Aurora - Stephen D. Whitnah, Overland High School
CO - Boulder - Larissa Y. Kunz, Fairview High School
CO - Boulder - Aidan J. Milliff, Boulder High School
CO - Boulder - Jesse B. Shapiro, Boulder High School
CO - Centennial - Brittany A. Earle, Cherry Creek High School
CO - Colorado Spring - Connor G. Hendrich, Vista Ridge High School
CO - Colorado Springs - Niklaus H. Evitt, Cheyenne Mountain High School
CO - Lafayette - Christopher A. Parlier, Fairview High School
CO - Littleton - Katherine E. Koch, Mountain Vista High School
CO - Louisville - Elisabeth A. Meyer, Fairview High School
CO - Parker - Janelle P. Mansfield, Chaparral High School
Connecticut
CT - Cheshire - Alexander S. Jaffe, Choate Rosemary Hall
CT - Guilford - Sonya E. Zhou, Guilford High School
CT - Hebron - Theresa A. Oei, East Catholic High School
CT - Killingworth - Clayton D. Rountree, Haddam Killingworth Sr High School
CT - Middlebury - Lyra B. Olson, Choate Rosemary Hall
CT - Old Greenwich - Andrew L. Grasso, Brunswick School
CT - Old Greenwich - Klara A. Zimmerman, Greenwich High School Folsom
CT - Stamford - Jacqueline R. Schechter, Westhill High School
CT - Tolland - Beverly M. Naigles, Tolland High School
Delaware
DE - Hockessin - Rachel C. Fry, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Newark - Kim L. Fabian, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Newark - Lincoln H. Lamberton, Salesianum School
DE - Newark - Brianna E. Tong, Charter School of Wilmington
DE - Seaford - Molly M. Cain, Seaford Senior High School
DE - Wilmington - Jacob A. Sackett-Sanders, Cab Calloway School of the Arts High School
District of Columbia
DC - Washington - Ariel H. Gewirtz, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School
DC - Washington - Nathan Kohrman, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School
DC - Washington - Krister I. Koskelo, Georgetown Day School
DC - Washington - Lara Mitra, Sidwell Friends School
DC - Washington - Eli M. Okun, Montgomery Blair High School
DC - Washington - Elizabeth P. Ray, National Cathedral School
DC - Washington - Alexander M. Rizik, Maret School
Florida
FL - Aventura - [ * ] Elizabeth Shneyderman, Design & Architecture Senior High School
FL - Boca Raton - Stephanie Heung, Atlantic Community High School
FL - Boca Raton - Sarah Nader, Spanish River Community High School
FL - Destin - Warren P. Wilson, Fort Walton Beach High School
FL - Doral - Shirin Razdan, Palmer-Trinity School
FL - Gainesville - Katherine Qiu, Buchholz High School
FL - Gulf Breeze - Nathan P. Gupta, Pensacola High School
FL - Jacksonville - Joseph C. Bolling, Stanton College Preparatory School
FL - Jacksonville - Sai P. Polineni, Paxon Sch For Advanced Studies
FL - Longwood - Akshay V. Save, Lake Mary High School
FL - Miami - [ * ] Audrey M. Gair, New World School of the Arts
FL - Miami - Kelly Hsu, Miami Palmetto Senior High School
FL - Osprey - Emma P. Dietrich, Pine View School
FL - Palm Beach - Julia W. Metzger, Groton School
FL - Palmetto Bay - Rachel Eisenberg, New World School of the Arts
FL - Pompano Beach - Yujie Wu, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
FL - Rockledge - Carolyn M. Shuford, Edgewood Junior-Senior High School
FL - Sanford - Louis Z. Cai, Seminole High School
FL - Tampa - James C. Gibson, T. R. Robinson High School
FL - Tampa - [ * ] Alexandra K. Koszeghy, Koszeghy Home School
FL - Valrico - Ashley Joseph, C. Leon King High School
FL - Wellington - [ * ] Tyler R. Rabinowitz, Dreyfoos School of the Arts
FL - West Palm Beach - Lianna R. Llewellyn, Dreyfoos School of the Arts
FL - Weston - [ * ] Isabela Dos Santos, Cypress Bay High School
FL - Wilton Manors - John T. Tighe, Pine Crest School
FL - Winter Springs - [ * ] Hunter A. Brown, Trinity Preparatory School
Georgia
GA - Alpharetta - Anjaly Poruthoor, Alpharetta High School
GA - Alpharetta - Karen Sun, Woodward Academy
GA - Atlanta - John B. Lane, Lakeside High School
GA - Atlanta - Georgiy A. Lomsadze, Riverwood High School
GA - Atlanta - Daniel J. Taylor, The Westminster Schools
GA - Atlanta - John L. Whelchel, The Westminster Schools
GA - Dunwoody - Eilidh Geddes, Dunwoody High School
GA - Flowery Branch - Jake S. Jacob, Flowery Branch High School
GA - Kennesaw - Joseph A. Celeste, Kennesaw Mountain High School
GA - Marietta - Joan K. Bedinger, Campbell High School
GA - Marietta - Michelle Lee, Wheeler High School
GA - Marietta - Matthew V. Shackelford, The Westminster Schools
GA - Norcross - Andrea R. Howard, Norcross High School
GA - Peachtree City - Brahma D. Natarajan, McIntosh High School
GA - Roswell - Theodore D. Howe, The Westminster Schools
GA - Statesboro - [ * ] Colby A. Parker, Statesboro High School
GA - Warner Robins - Vania Lee, Houston County High School
Hawaii
HI - Honolulu - Kevin B. Hirata, Kaiser High School
HI - Honolulu - Laura C. Kam, Kalani High School
HI - Honolulu - Victoria S. Kim, Iolani School
HI - Honolulu - Ryan M. Lau, Punahou School
HI - Honolulu - Kimberly M. Schaefer, Punahou School
HI - Kamuela - Mary L. Kamitaki, Parker School
Idaho
ID - Boise - Lydia Chen, Centennial High School
ID - Chubbuck - Trevor D. Smith, Century High School
ID - Hayden - Nicholas M. Induni, Coeur d'Alene Senior High School
ID - Hayden - Taylor K. Stewart, Coeur d'Alene Senior High School
ID - Rexburg - Soren J. Schmidt, Madison Senior High School
ID - Sandpoint - Sophia D. Meulenberg, Sandpoint High School
Illinois
IL - Alton - Daniel D. Lynch, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School
IL - Barrington - Kanisha Parthasarathy, Barrington Community High School
IL - Burr Ridge - Patrick J. McQuade, Fenwick High School
IL - Chicago - [ * ] Sophie Z. Dimitroff, Chicago Academy for the Arts
IL - Chicago - [ * ] Priscilla M. Lancaster, Home School
IL - Deerfield - [ * ] Nathan L. Fertig, Deerfield High School
IL - Deerfield - Michal S. Miczek, Deerfield High School
IL - Deerfield - Yucheng Pan, Deerfield High School
IL - Des Plaines - Svilena S. Bochukova, Maine West High School
IL - Evanston - Leah M. Chernoff, Evanston Township High School
IL - Gurnee - Haisi Liu, Warren Township High School
IL - Highland Park - Dana J. Schwartz, Highland Park High School
IL - La Grange - Brianna C. McNamee, Lyons Township High School North Campus
IL - Libertyville - Mitchell M. Boynton, Libertyville High School
IL - Lincolnshire - Zachary J. Blumenfeld, Adlai E. Stevenson High School
IL - Moline - Zina R. Ellis, Moline High School
IL - Naperville - Pooja S. Bag, Neuqua Valley High School
IL - Naperville - [ * ] Kevin Hu, Naperville Central High School
IL - Naperville - Krystle M. Leung, Naperville Central High School
IL - Naperville - Neal R. Shah, Neuqua Valley High School
IL - Oak Brook - Divya P. Pillai, Hinsdale Township High School Central
IL - Wilmette - [ * ] Maxwell P. Perkins, New Trier Township High School
IL - Winnetka - George B. Hyun, New Trier Township High School
Indiana
IN - Bloomington - Molly L. Wilkerson, Bloomington High School North
IN - Brownsburg - Sarah S. Zabel, Brownsburg High School
IN - Carmel - Steven X. Chen, Carmel High School
IN - Carmel - Ivy Z. Yan, Carmel High School
IN - Granger - Florence Y. Chen, Penn High School
IN - Indianapolis - Matthew K. Blandford, Roncalli High School
IN - Indianapolis - Samuel P. Clarke, Park Tudor School
IN - Indianapolis - Millicent H. Cripe, North Central High School
IN - Indianapolis - Catherine C. Turner, North Central High School
IN - Indianapolis - Kyle M. Yoder, Franklin Central High School
IN - Terre Haute - Joseph R. Botros, Terre Haute South Vigo High School
IN - Zionsville - Blake H. Dunshee, Zionsville Community High School
Iowa
IA - Ankeny - Madison E. Densmore, Ankeny High School
IA - Clear Lake - Ashley A. Willms, Clear Lake Community School
IA - Coralville - Vivian L. Zhu, West High School
IA - Fairfield - Edna L. Jones, Fairfield Community High School
IA - Iowa City - David Y. Huang, West High School
IA - Iowa City - Julia A. O'Donnell, West High School
IA - Rock Rapids - Maxwell G. De Jong, Central Lyon Community School
Kansas
KS - Lawrence - Victoria G. Gilman, Lawrence Free State High School
KS - Lawrence - David R. Lawrence, Bishop Seabury Academy
KS - Leawood - Molly E. Porter, St. Thomas Aquinas High School
KS - Leawood - Rex A. Tai, Blue Valley North High School
KS - Overland Park - Yilin Xu, Blue Valley High School
KS - Topeka - [ * ] Samuel M. Teeter, Topeka High School
KS - Wichita - Daniel D. Depew, Northwest High School
KS - Wichita - [ * ] Christine A. Roberts, Independent High School
Kentucky
KY - Bowling Green - Sarah M. Schrader, Gatton Academy of Math and Science
KY - Fort Mitchell - Meredith V. Bradley, Beechwood High School
KY - Lexington - Victor Macrinici, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
KY - Lexington - Madeline L. Mooney, Henry Clay High School
KY - Louisville - Christopher H. Cai, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Louisville - Shray Kapoor, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Pikeville - Shikha Sachdeva, Pikeville High School
KY - Prospect - Barclay J. Lee, duPont Manual Magnet High School
KY - Villa Hills - [ * ] Taylor M. Abner, Notre Dame Academy
Louisiana
LA - Baton Rouge - Justin J. Moore, Baton Rouge Magnet High School
LA - Baton Rouge - Keller M. Quinn, Episcopal High School
LA - Mandeville - Carly S. Loveland, St. Scholastica Academy
LA - New Orleans - Jordana C. Williams, Haynes Academy of Advanced Studies
LA - River Ridge - Collin B. Stedman, St. Martin's Episcopal School
LA - Shreveport - Shiqi J. Shan, Caddo Parish Magnet High School
Maine
ME - Cape Elizabeth - Willard M. Bollenbach, Cape Elizabeth High School
ME - Cape Elizabeth - John K. Queeney, Cape Elizabeth High School
ME - Old Town - Dacie J. Manion, Old Town High School
ME - Woolwich - Charles T. Oddleifson, Morse High School
ME - Yarmouth - Andrew D. DiMarco, Yarmouth High School
ME - Yarmouth - Natalie E. Salmon, Yarmouth High School
Maryland
MD - Baltimore - Gabriel E. Baraban, Shoshana Cardin Jewish Community High School
MD - Bethesda - Clara H. McCreery, Walt Whitman High School
MD - Derwood - Sandra C. Yan, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Ellicott City - Nathan X. Chai, Chai Home School
MD - Fulton - Heather E. desJardins-Park, Reservoir High School
MD - Gaithersburg - Tej V. Ganti, Montgomery Blair High School
MD - Gaithersburg - Alina T. Hwang, Quince Orchard High School
MD - Germantown - Jingran Wang, Richard Montgomery High School
MD - Owings Mills - Dana E. Katzenelson, Baltimore Polytechnic Inst
MD - Rockville - Michael A. McCutchen, Saint Anselm's Abbey School
MD - Silver Spring - [ * ] Daniel P. Toretsky, Albert Einstein Senior High School
Massachusetts
MA - Attleboro - Manasi Malik, Bishop Feehan High School
MA - Brookline - Michael S. Hughes, The Roxbury Latin School
MA - Florence - Jake A. Intrator, Northampton High School
MA - Lexington - Sung Won Cho, Groton School
MA - Marshfield - [ * ] Samantha V. Zervopoulos (Hankey), Walnut Hill School
MA - Medfield - Catherine M. Aker, Medfield High School
MA - Medfield - Kathleen E. Krah, Medfield High School
MA - Needham - Hannah S. Alpert, Needham High School
MA - Needham - [ * ] Kevin Hong, Walnut Hill School
MA - Newton - Kate I. Nussenbaum, Concord Academy
MA - Scituate - Zachary A. Sogolow, Boston College High School
MA - Sharon - Anusha Singh, Sharon High School
MA - Sherborn - Achutha N. Raman, Dover-Sherborn Regional High School
MA - Waban - Julia X. Yu, Newton South High School
MA - Weston - Jason C. Mazzella, Weston High School
MA - Weston - Daniel S. Park, Weston High School
Michigan
MI - Ann Arbor - Heemyung Hwang, Ann Arbor-Huron High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Andrea J. Kriz, Pioneer High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Sussy S. Pan, Ann Arbor-Huron High School
MI - Ann Arbor - Eli K. Schultz, Pioneer High School
MI - Bloomfield - Seong W. Hwang, Lahser High School
MI - Farmington Hills - Allen L. Yuan, Detroit Country Day School
MI - Farmington Hills - [ * ] Allen L. Yuan, Detroit Country Day School
MI - Grand Rapids - Anitha Menon (Vinodkumar), Forest Hills Northern High School
MI - Grand Rapids - Sandya Subramanian, Forest Hills Northern High School
MI - Grand Rapids - William Zhu, Forest Hills Northern High School
MI - Grosse Pointe - Dan Dou, Grosse Pointe South High School
MI - Grosse Pointe - Stephen J. Morrison, Grosse Pointe North High School
MI - Novi - Shubhangi Arora, Novi High School
MI - Novi - Chaitanya Kanitkar, Novi High School
MI - Portage - Dustin C. Rowland, Kalamazoo Area Math & Science Center
MI - Troy - Rajeev S. Bhatt, Athens High School
MI - West Bloomfield - Preeta Gupta, International Academy
Minnesota
MN - Chanhassen - Brett E. Szalapski, The Blake School
MN - Eagan - Victoria H. Anderson, Eagan High School
MN - Excelsior - [ * ] Ryan McCartan, Minnetonka High School
MN - Lakeville - Megan K. Olsen, Lakeville South High School
MN - Mahtomedi - Steven Y. Wendeborn, St. Paul Academy and Summit School
MN - Medina - Lauren J. Urke, Wayzata High School
MN - Minnetonka - Lili Peng, Minnetonka High School
MN - Minnetonka - Joseph P. Schiltz, Minnetonka High School
MN - Plymouth - Rohit Agrawal, Wayzata High School
Mississippi
MS - Clinton - Angela N. Rao, Clinton High School
MS - Hattiesburg - Frederick P. Green, Hattiesburg High School
MS - Madison - John F. Franklin, Jackson Preparatory School
MS - Madison - Peyton L. Reves, Jackson Preparatory School
MS - Oxford - Samantha S. Nanayakkara, Mississippi School for Mathematics & Science
MS - Pontotoc - Edward M. Huddleston, Pontotoc High School
Missouri
MO - Chesterfield - Anisha N. Gururaj, Parkway Central High School
MO - Chesterfield - Michael J. Lumetta, Saint Louis University High School
MO - Columbia - Thomas F. Majerus, David H. Hickman High School
MO - Columbia - Eric M. Young, David H. Hickman High School
MO - Columbia - Sarah Zaghouani, Columbia-Rock Bridge Senior High School
MO - Dearborn - Kaitlynn J. McLaughlin, North Platte High School
MO - Eureka - Nicole C. Esser, St. Joseph Academy
MO - Kansas City - [ * ] Lee R. Heinemann, The Pembroke Hill School
MO - Rogersville - Rachel A. Scott, Springfield Catholic High School
MO - Springfield - Rebecca C. Mayus, Springfield Catholic High School
MO - St. Louis - [ * ] Margaret Johnson, Westminster Christian Academy
MO - St. Louis - Rebecca E. Steinberg, Clayton High School
Montana
MT - Belgrade - Mariel A. Werner, Bozeman Charter School
MT - Billings - Ryan J. Marcotte, Billings West High School
MT - Bozeman - Katherine A. Keith, Bozeman High School
MT - Great Falls - Catherine M. Gilligan, Great Falls High School
MT - Great Falls - William J. Strauss, Great Falls High School
MT - Three Forks - Eden M. Ford, Three Forks High School
Nebraska
NE - Lincoln - Darrin S. Lim, Lincoln East High School
NE - Lincoln - Eric C. Mattson, Lincoln East High School
NE - Lincoln - Albert S. Zhou, Lincoln Southwest High School
NE - Omaha - Emily L. Chen, Brownell-Talbot School
NE - Omaha - Karen P. Cheng, Millard North High School
NE - Omaha - Madelaine A. Hock, Millard North High School
Nevada
NV - Las Vegas - Rebecca M. Carrol, Las Vegas Academy of International Studies, Performing & Visual Arts
NV - Las Vegas - Sanchay Gupta, The Meadows School