10 Westminster Students Named Candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Ten seniors from The Westminster Schools have been identified as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program:

• Catherine Benedict
• Ariane Fong
• Joseph King, Jr.
• William McGahan
• Robert Landlord
• Pranav Rekapalli
• Nilai Sarda
• Andrew Shackelford
• Nicholas Tassopoulos
• Daniel Xu
  

These students are among 146 candidates selected from throughout Georgia.

All candidates received either a perfect SAT score (critical reading and math) or a perfect ACT composite score, and these students have been invited to submit an application to advance in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Semifinalists will be announced in mid-April, and two scholars from Georgia will be selected in mid-May.

The Presidential Scholars will be honored at a ceremony at the White House in June 2016, and each will have the opportunity to invite an influential teacher to accompany him/her.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive order of the President to recognize and honor some of our 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. In 2015, the program expanded again to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.

Additional information is available online.