10 From Brentwood High, 6 From Ravenwood Candidates For Prestigious Presidential Scholars Program

BRENTWOOD, TN — Ten Brentwood High School seniors and six from Ravenwood are among the 21 Williamson County Schools students selected as candidates for the highly regarded Presidential Scholars program.

The U.S. Presidential Scholars program is one of the highest achievements for any graduating high school senior. There are only 4,000 candidates selected from around the country. Students are selected based on academic and artistic achievements, leadership skills, community and school involvement and strong character.

The semifinalists will be selected in April. The finalists will be chosen in May, and they will be invited to Washington, D.C. for several days in June to attend the recognition ceremony.

The Brentwood candidates are:

• Katherine Beier
• Shirley Cai
• Sarah Dillender
• Matthew Donahue
• Mary Ezell
• Joseph Gripenstraw
• Chiraag Kaushik
• Arjun Keerthi
• Shreyas Kumar
• Alexander Qin

From Ravenwood:

• Jared Boggs
• Cailyn Goodbred
• Theodore Grosson
• Rhea Jaisinghani
• Jerry Lu
• Alyssa Parker

The other Williamson County students are:

• David Price, Centennial High
• Musa Subramaniam, Franklin High
• Liam Spoletini, Independence High
• Hunter Spivey, Page High

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