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April 30, 2024
LANSING – Thirteen Michigan high school students were selected as semifinalists by the Commission on U.S. Presidential Scholars of the U.S. Department of Education for the prestigious 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Nationwide, the U.S. Department of Education chose 625 semifinalists for the highly selective program, which recognizes some of the most distinguished and accomplished graduating high school seniors in the country. “Michigan’s U.S. Presidential Scholars Program semifinalists can take great pride in their accomplishments,” said State Superintendent Dr. Michael Rice. “I’m proud of these young people. They are representative of the great work that our state’s students are doing with support from their families and outstanding educators. I wish them luck as the U.S. Department of Education chooses this year’s scholars.”
The Michigan semifinalists and their schools are:
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Thomas J. Besek |
Dearborn High School |
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Curtis Morrison Brashaw |
St. Louis High School |
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Trinity Hanna Chen |
Detroit Country Day School |
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Anish Jain |
Avondale High School |
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T’Emimimo Oshin |
Herbert Henry Dow High School |
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Agalya Ramkumar |
International Academy |
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Eric A. Rucker |
Coldwater High School |
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Aanya Shah |
Troy High School |
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Akshaj Sharma |
International Academy |
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Prakash Shekhar |
Portage Central High School |
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Nisha Singhi |
International Academy |
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Olivia Jaden Stepnioski |
Center Line High School |
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Daniel Li Xiao |
Troy High School |
Michigan’s semifinalists were chosen for broad academic achievement. Stepnioski was selected as a career technical education semifinalist. Besek is a member of the MDE Student Advisory Council.
Application to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program is by invitation only. Each year, the program identifies a pool of graduating high school seniors who have scored exceptionally well on the SAT or ACT and have performed well academically. Other considerations may include nominations from chief state school officers and various recognition organizations for candidates based on outstanding scholarship.
The majority of U.S. presidential scholars are selected based on broad academic achievement.
The program also selects students through two additional pathways: academic and artistic scholarship in the visual arts, the performing arts, or creative writing; and ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields.
Following its review of the applications of the semifinalists, the Commission on U.S. Presidential Scholars expects to name the 2024 U.S. presidential scholars in mid-May, followed by a recognition program in June
Since 1964, the program has honored over 8,000 U.S. presidential scholars who have demonstrated scholarship, leadership, artistic excellence, and selfless service to others, the U.S. Department of Education said.
Find additional information at www.ed.gov/psp.
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