More than a dozen Maryland high school students have a reason to celebrate 鈥� they were named semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
Fourteen students have been named semifinalists, including 13 from public schools and one from a private school.
The list includes one student each from Anne Arundel County and Calvert County public schools, four from Howard County public schools, six from Montgomery County Public Schools, one from Washington County Public Schools and one from a private school in North Bethesda.
鈥淲e are unbelievably proud by the national recognition for our students鈥� academic, artistic and career and technical education accomplishments,鈥� said State Superintendent of Schools Carey M. Wright. 鈥淭hese students are among the best and the brightest and we wish them well during the final round of the selection process.鈥�
The program started in 1964 and honors top high school seniors in the U.S., with up to聽161 students nationwide being named U.S. Presidential Scholars by the U.S. Department of Education.
Scholars are selected based on their accomplishments across many areas, including academic and artistic achievement, career and technical education (CTE) success, leadership and school and community involvement.
The finalists will be announced later this year.
The semifinalists are:
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Nora B. Devine from Severna Park High School (CTE)
- Calvert County Public Schools: Kayla Rae Jones from Patuxent High School (CTE)
- Howard County Public School System: Nikhil R. Maddirala from Marriott Ridge High School, Advik Rai from River Hill High School, Chelsea I. Sun from Atholton High School (CTE) and Jayen A. Tolia from Reservoir High School.
- Montgomery County Public Schools: Mayme Rose Killeen from Walt Whitman High School, Anya Frances Kleinman from Richard Montgomery High School, Cooper Liu Li from Montgomery Blair High School, Grace E. Li from Richard Montgomery High School, Sherry Lin from Richard Montgomery High School and Aditya Purohit from Richard Montgomery High School.
- Washington County Public Schools: Ella Bryn Rechtorovic from Williamsport High School (Arts)
- Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda: Joseph Michael Doherty
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