7 Students From Westport Named U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidates

WESTPORT, CT — Seven students from Westport have been named candidates to be U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2023, a national program from the U.S. Department of Education that recognizes students "who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields."

The program is available to high school seniors who are United States citizens or legal permanent U.S. residents, and who will graduate between January 2023 and August 2023.

Names of the candidates for the honor from Connecticut and other states were recently released, and the semifinalists will be announced in April. The list of U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2023 will be released in May.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars from Connecticut in 2022 were:

• Aditya Kabra, Niantic - East Lyme High School
• Maya Prafulla Shah Palanki, West Hartford- Conard High School

For 2023, the Westport students who are candidates are:

• Kyle Chitty, Westport - Choate Rosemary Hall
• Arnav C. Krishna, Westport - Pierrepont School
• Colin A. Morgeson, Westport - Staples High School
• Jeffrey W. Pogue, Westport - Staples High School
• Ryan S. Salik, Westport - Staples High School
• Joy Xu, Westport - Hopkins School
• Tom X. Zhang, Westport - Staples High School