11 Solon High School Students Named US Presidential Scholars

SOLON, OH - The 2017 US Presidential Scholars have been announced and Solon High School landed 11 students on the list. An additional two students from Solon, who attend private schools, also made the list. The state of Ohio got 156 students onto the list.

Students are selected for recognition based on a variety of categories and accomplishments. Namely, the selection committee looks for academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations, transcripts, community service, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to ideals.

The US Presidential Scholars program was formed in 1964 and has honored about 7,000 high school students throughout its existence, a press release from the program says. The program was expanded in 1979 to pay heed to student creating stunning work in the fields of visual, literary and performing arts. In 2015, the program was expanded again to recognize student accomplishments in career and technical education fields.

Here are the students from Solon who earned the designation:

• Dylan F. Caine, Solon - Solon High School
• Karen S. Dong, Solon - Solon High School
• Debolina Ghosh, Solon - Hathaway Brown School
• Leah M. Gillespie, Solon - Chagrin Falls High School
• Kenia D. Hale, Solon - Solon High School
• Sarah J. Hong, Solon - Solon High School
• Timothy C. Jin, Solon - Solon High School
• Annie Liu, Solon - Solon High School
• Jesutomi I. Odukoya, Solon - Solon High School
• Zachary C. Stanik, Solon - Solon High School
• Vishal Sundaram, Solon - Solon High School
• Jonathan Wang, Solon - Solon High School
• Michael E. Zhan, Solon - Solon High School

To see the full list for the state of Ohio, click here.

Photo from Solon Schools