2007 Semifinalists for the Presidential Scholars Program (Msword)

2007 Semifinalists for the Presidential Scholars Program (Msword)

Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists

April 2007

Semifinalists are grouped by their legal place of residence.

[ * ] An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist.

Alabama

AL - Birmingham - Emily M. Haines, Oak Mountain High School

AL - Birmingham - Victoria E. Kraft, Mountain Brook High School

AL - Birmingham - Morgan L. Rote, Vestavia Hills High School

AL - Birmingham - Raymond B. Smith, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School

AL - Birmingham - Nathaniel T. Stockham, Indian Springs School

AL - Florence - Kelsey L. Sherrod, Mars Hill Bible School

AL - Hampton Cove - Jennifer M. Clegg, Huntsville High School

AL - Montgomery - Lova L. Sun, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School

AL - Orange Beach - Sean W. Sessel, Bayside Academy

Alaska

AK - Anchorage - Duncan M. Ariey, West Anchorage High School

AK - Anchorage - Matthew A. Crimp, Steller Secondary School

AK - Anchorage - Joseph A. Falcone, South Anchorage High School

AK - Anchorage - Amelia M. Josephson, West Anchorage High School

AK - Anchorage - Megan R. Rawson, East Anchorage High School

AK - Anchorage - Hillary A. Walker, East Anchorage High School

Americans Abroad

AE - APO - Gregory F. Billington, Lakenheath High School

AE - APO - Kyle M. McCloskey, Lakenheath High School

AP - FPO - Paula M. Armstrong, International School Manila

AP - FPO - Emanne F. Desjardins, British International School - Jakarta

AP - FPO - Susannah R. Kroeber, International School of Beijing

Taiwan - Chu-Tung, Hsin Chu - Cindy Y. Teng, Phillips Exeter Academy

Arizona

AZ - Chandler - Veronica J. Shi, Corona del Sol High School

AZ - Gilbert - Lu Wang, Mesquite High School

AZ - Paradise Valley - Rudolph J. Wong, Chaparral High School

AZ - Phoenix - [ * ] Kimiko E. Glenn, Interlochen Arts Academy

AZ - Phoenix - Mark Y. Jeng, Desert Vista High School

AZ - Sedona - Maxwell G. Weaver, Sedona Red Rock High School

AZ - Tucson - Alissa M. D'Gama, Catalina Foothills High School

Arkansas

AR - Cabot - Sondra K. Grinnis, Cabot High School

AR - Conway - Lana M. Hazel, Conway High School West

AR - Fayetteville - Kaia M. Mattioli, Fayetteville High School East Campus

AR - Little Rock - Michael A. Heald, Pulaski Academy

AR - Little Rock - Craig V. Labbate, Central High School

AR - Little Rock - Stuart F. Shirrell, Central High School

California

CA - Calabasas - Michael B. Liu, Calabasas High School

CA - Cerritos - Lynn C. Wang, Whitney High School

CA - Chino Hills - Charles H. Li, Troy High School

CA - Cupertino - Cosmo Y. Jiang, Cupertino High School

CA - Escondido - Scott M. Davidson, San Pasqual High School

CA - Glendale - [ * ] Julia H. Metzler, North East Juvenile Justice Center ISS

CA - Irvine - Lulu Wang, University High School

CA - Irvine - Wesley Y. Yu, University High School

CA - La Canada - John S. Kim, La Canada High School

CA - Los Altos - Scott A. Levin-Gesundheit, Los Altos High School

CA - Menlo Park - John R. Eaton, Menlo Atherton High School

CA - Newport Beach - Samantha P. Wai, Santa Catalina School

CA - Palo Alto - Saranya A. Sethuraman, Henry M. Gunn High School

CA - Palo Alto - Caterina Yuan, Palo Alto Senior High School

CA - Rancho Mirage - Kelsy E. Greenwald, Palm Springs High School

CA - Rancho Palos Verdes - Geoffrey H. Woo, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School

CA - Red Bluff - [ * ] Margaret M. Glaspy, Mercy High School

CA - Rio Vista - Janelle L. Tiulentino, Rio Vista High School

CA - Rowland Heights - Alan C. Lu, John A. Rowland High School

CA - San Diego - Henry P. Tung, Torrey Pines High School

CA - San Marino - Eleanor H. Kim, Harvard-Westlake School

CA - Valencia - Andrew C. Degiorgio, Valencia High School

CA - Valencia - Elizabeth Tang, William S. Hart Union High School

CA - West Covina - Michael Y. Koyfman, John A. Rowland High School

Colorado

CO - Berthoud - Anita M. Lowe, Berthoud High School

CO - Boulder - Daniel J. Howard, Fairview High School

CO - Colorado Springs - Steven J. Clinton, Cheyenne Mountain High School

CO - Colorado Springs - Alexander D. Lofthus, Cheyenne Mountain High School

CO - Colorado Springs - Jo Jo A. Nemec, William J. Palmer High School

CO - Colorado Springs - Diana Y. Qiu, William J. Palmer High School

CO - Colorado Springs - Erik J. Snider, Cheyenne Mountain High School

CO - Denver - Kara M. Miller, Denver School of the Arts

CO - Englewood - Rebecca M. Russ, Cherry Creek High School

CO - Englewood - Alicia G. Solow-Niederman, Cherry Creek High School

CO - Fort Collins - Austin R. Quan, Rocky Mountain High School

CO - Fort Collins - Qiancheng Sun, Poudre High School

Connecticut

CT - Avon - Jeffrey S. Rosen, Choate Rosemary Hall

CT - Darien - David H. Joosten, Darien High School

CT - Darien - Jacqueline L. Nesi, Convent of the Sacred Heart

CT - Greenwich - Jennifer D. King, Greenwich Academy

CT - Pomfret Center - Zebulon G. Levine, Woodstock Academy

CT - Ridgefield - Sophie Cai, Ridgefield High School

CT - Stamford - Kunal G. Nayyar, Rye Country Day School Upper School

Delaware

DE - Bear - Tiffany E. Wen, Newark High School

DE - Hockessin - Rachel A. Burns, Charter School of Wilmington

DE - Hockessin - Neil S. Nayak, Charter School of Wilmington

DE - Newark - Aditya P. Shivprasad, Charter School of Wilmington

DE - Wilmington - David B. Kettler, Tower Hill School

DE - Wilmington - Grier W. Tumas, Tower Hill School

District of Columbia

DC - Washington - Caroline R. Bartman, National Cathedral School

DC - Washington - Elizabeth Z. Borges, Maret School

DC - Washington - [ * ] Amanda A. Fernandez, Duke Ellington School of the Arts

DC - Washington - Susan M. Glass,

DC - Washington - Arjun V. Landes, Sidwell Friends School

DC - Washington - Julia A. Lemle, Sidwell Friends School

DC - Washington - Edward T. Parker, Sidwell Friends School

Florida

FL - Coral Gables - Bret A. Voith, Gulliver Preparatory School

FL - Hollywood - Jeffrey E. Glass, Pine Crest School

FL - Lake Worth - [ * ] Lizette Avineri, Dreyfoos School of the Arts

FL - Lakeland - Ye Yao, Bartow High School International Baccalaureate Program

FL - Lantana - [ * ] Rebecca Mock, Dreyfoos School of the Arts

FL - Miami - [ * ] Bianca Brewton, New World School of the Arts

FL - Miami - [ * ] Milton Perez, New World School of the Arts

FL - Miami Beach - Rebecca Y. Linfield, Solomon Schechter Day School

FL - Naples - Elizabeth P. Galbut, Community School of Naples

FL - Palm Bay - Rachel R. Love, Palm Bay High School

FL - Royal Palm Beach - Jay T. Pantone, Suncoast Community High School

FL - Tallahassee - Catherine M. Cottle, Lawton Chiles High School

FL - Tampa - Victoria E. Alden, Hillsborough Senior High School

FL - Tampa - Helen M. Johnson, Saint Mary's School

FL - Tampa - Robert M. Parrish, Chamberlain High School

FL - Tampa - Marguerite A. Timmel, Berkeley Preparatory School

FL - Tampa - Charles M. Zhu, C. Leon King High School

FL - Valrico - Chelsae R. Johansen, Bloomingdale Senior High School

FL - Winter Springs - Jeremy L. Hsu, Winter Springs High School

Georgia

GA - Alpharetta - Kurt A. Tomlinson, Milton High School

GA - Atlanta - Sue Ann A. Adams, The Westminster Schools

GA - Cumming - Kristin N. Corbett, Lakeview Academy

GA - Duluth - Vibin A. Kundukulam, Northview High School

GA - Duluth - Steven Y. Lau, Duluth High School

GA - Lilburn - Tiffany Han, George Walton High School

GA - Lilburn - Stephanie Z. Wang, Parkview High School

GA - Marietta - Mary C. Delvin, Wheeler High School

GA - Marietta - Harris R. Eppsteiner, Woodward Academy

GA - Marietta - Phillip C. Mote, Lassiter High School

GA - Peachtree City - Jessica M. Everage, McIntosh High School

GA - Peachtree City - Craig M. Western, McIntosh High School

GA - Richmond Hill - Alexander D. Squires, Richmond Hill High School

GA - Roswell - Maia R. Bageant, Roswell High School

GA - Snellville - Calley A. Mersmann, South Gwinnett High School

GA - Sugar Hill - Christine S. An, North Gwinnett High School

Hawaii

HI - Honolulu - Scott L. Hong, Punahou School

HI - Honolulu - Jennifer I. Lai, Punahou School

HI - Honolulu - Kellie S. Young, Iolani School

HI - Kailua - Kai A. Morrell, Punahou School

HI - Kamuela - Keone Hon, Phillips Exeter Academy

HI - Kula - Benjamin B. Massenburg, King Kekaulike High School

Idaho

ID - Boise - Kyle R. Antonini, Boise High School

ID - Boise - Stephanie L. Barnes, Centennial High School

ID - Boise - Leslie J. Gains-Germain, Timberline High School

ID - Boise - Sara K. Jaszkowski, Bishop Kelly High School

ID - Idaho Falls - Marie K. Herring, Skyline High School

ID - Rigby - Sean C. Bishop, Rigby High School

ID - Rigby - Matthew E. Wood, Rigby High School

Illinois

IL - Barrington - Emily M. Laning, Barrington Community High School

IL - Belleville - [ * ] Derrick C. Cooper, Belleville Township High School West

IL - Belleville - Joseph D. Thurman, Belleville High School East

IL - Chicago - Katharine E. Lauderdale, The University of Chicago Laboratory High School

IL - Chicago - [ * ] Jason Lee, Northside College Preparatory High School

IL - Chicago - [ * ] Dylan Rabe, Whitney M. Young Magnet High School

IL - Downers Grove - Bradley T. Spahn, The University of Chicago Laboratory High School

IL - Freeport - Trifone F. Whitmer, Freeport Senior High School

IL - Glen Carbon - Alex W. Miller, John Burroughs School

IL - Highland Park - [ * ] Ilana B. Goldberg, Highland Park High School

IL - Highland Park - [ * ] Phoebe C. Rusch, Interlochen Arts Academy

IL - Lake Forest - Alexander H. Krey, Thacher School

IL - Libertyville - Karen R. Li, Libertyville High School

IL - Makanda - Tess M. Hellgren, Carbondale Community High School

IL - Naperville - Sean A. Mirski, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

IL - Naperville - Mahesh K. Vidula, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

IL - New Lenox - Kelsey B. Freeh, Lincoln-Way Community High School

IL - Oak Park - Brooks E. Smith, Fenwick High School

IL - Palatine - Isabella M. Janusz, Palatine High School

IL - Palatine - Caroline M. VanAcker, William Fremd High School

IL - Wheaton - Emily A. Disbrow, Wheaton-Warrenville South High School

IL - Wilmette - John D. Wiltshire-Gordon, New Trier Township High School

IL - Winnetka - Rebecca A. Johnson, New Trier Township High School

Indiana

IN - Batesville - Robert D. Waaser, Batesville High School

IN - Carmel - Andrew J. McGauley, Carmel High School

IN - Carmel - Ravi S. Parikh, Park Tudor School

IN - Carmel - Alexander N. Scherer, Park Tudor School

IN - Fort Wayne - Harikiran Vasu, Homestead High School

IN - Granger - Miel Sundararajan, Penn High School

IN - Indianapolis - Anna E. Boch, North Central High School

IN - Indianapolis - Kathryn J. Crabb, Park Tudor School

IN - Lowell - Jennifer M. Sharkey, Lowell Senior High School

IN - Mishawaka - Lenhard W. Winterrowd, Mishawaka High School

IN - New Albany - [ * ] Sara King, New Albany High School

IN - Rushville - Rebecca A. Sorber, Rushville Senior High School

IN - West Lafayette - Emma C. McClure, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School

Iowa

IA - Cedar Rapids - Rebecca L. Dennis, George Washington High School

IA - Clinton - Luke T. Roling, Prince of Peace College Preparatory

IA - Council Bluffs - Oseremen E. Okoruwa, Creighton Preparatory School

IA - Des Moines - Moriah K. Lutz-Tveite, Des Moines Christian School

IA - Dubuque - Jennifer L. Hemesath, Hempstead High School

IA - Dubuque - Matthew W. Zmudka, Hempstead High School

Kansas

KS - Leawood - Natalie M. Como, Blue Valley North High School

KS - Olathe - Edward J. Fensholt, Olathe North High School

KS - Olathe - Connie W. Hu, Olathe South High School

KS - Pittsburg - Atanu K. Paul, Pittsburg High School

KS - Prairie Village - Aishlinn N. O'Connor, Shawnee Mission East High School

KS - Shawnee - Spencer A. Hill, Shawnee Mission Northwest High School

Kentucky

KY - Bardstown - David T. Tao, The McCallie School

KY - Edgewood - Kasey J. Leach, Dixie Heights High School

KY - Fort Thomas - Alan L. Hutchison, Highlands High School

KY - Goshen - Alexandra E. Sack, Assumption High School

KY - Hazard - Srinidhi S. Reddy, Hazard High School

KY - Louisville - Yi Cai, duPont Manual Magnet High School

KY - Owensboro - Jacob J. Machin, Daviess County High School

KY - Paducah - Andrew L. Robison, Lone Oak High School

Louisiana

LA - Baton Rouge - Leixin R. Zhao, Baton Rouge Magnet High School

LA - Covington - Edward M. Dussom, The Saint Paul's School

LA - New Orleans - Caroline R. Albert, Benjamin Franklin Senior High School

LA - New Orleans - Patricia Tsai, Benjamin Franklin Senior High School

LA - Shreveport - Claire A. Naus, Loyola College Preparatory

LA - Slidell - Aimee L. Alphonso, St. Mary's Dominican High School

LA - Slidell - Antony J. Thomas, Jesuit High School

LA - West Monroe - Caleb Y. Brasher, Ouachita Christian School

Maine

ME - Arundel - Lindsey A. Beckett, Berwick Academy

ME - Cumberland - Louisa H. Smith, Waynflete School

ME - Gorham - Benjamin D. Farrar, Gorham High School

ME - Sabattus - Luther F. Schalk, North Atlantic Regional High School

ME - Topsham - David K. Witmer, Maine School of Science & Mathematics

ME - Westbrook - Zachary X. Jobin, Westbrook High School

Maryland

MD - Baltimore - Molly E. Moses, Friends School

MD - Baltimore - Andrew A. Parchman, The Culver Academies

MD - Bethesda - [ * ] Tudor Maican, Winston Churchill High School

MD - Catonsville - [ * ] Lily Herman, Carver Center for Arts and Technology

MD - Chevy Chase - Sara E. Edwards, Maret School

MD - Chevy Chase - Beatrice S. Parker, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School

MD - Ellicott City - [ * ] Christopher G. Bowman, River Hill High School

MD - Gaithersburg - Andrew T. Durnford, Montgomery Blair High School

MD - Montgomery Village - [ * ] Thomas F. Ford, Gaithersburg Senior High School

MD - Owings Mills - [ * ] Vera A. Fomenkov, Carver Center for Arts and Technology

MD - Owings Mills - [ * ] Ben Gansky, Carver Center for Arts and Technology

MD - Owings Mills - [ * ] Justin A. Sklar, Carver Center for Arts and Technology

MD - Pikesville - Lily R. Berger, Beth Tfiloh Community High School

MD - Potomac - Kathleen J. Jee, Montgomery Blair High School

MD - Potomac - Allen Yang, Winston Churchill High School

MD - Reisterstown - [ * ] Paige M. Mazurek, Franklin Senior High School

MD - Rockville - Andrew L. Chang, Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School

MD - Rockville - Mindy B. Lin, Thomas Sprigg Wootton High School

MD - Silver Spring - Benjamin L. Howard, Springbrook High School

MD - Silver Spring - Eric H. Su, Montgomery Blair High School

MD - Towson - [ * ] Scott Giblin, Carver Center for Arts and Technology

Massachusetts

MA - Andover - Courtney A. Fiske, Phillips Academy

MA - Andover - Yunsoo A. Kim, Phillips Academy

MA - Andover - Vivek R. Sant, Andover High School

MA - Andover - Jiyuan J. Zhu, Phillips Academy

MA - Belmont - Charles C. Bridge, The Roxbury Latin School

MA - Belmont - Chi-Joan How, Belmont High School

MA - Belmont - Rebekah A. Meyer, Belmont High School

MA - Dover - Stephen W. Landy, Dover-Sherborn Regional High School

MA - Lexington - [ * ] Yuga J. Cohler, Lexington High School

MA - Melrose - Marissa A. Babin, Melrose High School

MA - North Attleboro - Bridget M. Endler, Bishop Feehan High School

MA - Rehoboth - James M. Oakley, Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School

MA - Shrewsbury - Colin B. Murphy, Shrewsbury High School

MA - Shrewsbury - Kevin P. Prior, Saint John's High School

MA - Southborough - Janice J. He, Groton School

MA - Sudbury - Alex T. Vai, Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School

MA - Wellesley - Mari K. Oye, Wellesley High School

Michigan

MI - Ann Arbor - [ * ] Benjamin R. Beilman, Community High School

MI - Ann Arbor - William F. Buckingham, Community High School

MI - Brighton - David W. Montague, Brighton High School

MI - Canton - Zhe Xiang, Plymouth-Canton High School

MI - Jasper - Samuel C. Guffey, Sand Creek High School

MI - Livonia - [ * ] Kristofer P. Wellman, Winston Churchill High School

MI - Macomb Township - Nicholas J. Sapiano, Dwight D. Eisenhower High School

MI - Midland - Emily C. Shao, Herbert Henry Dow High School

MI - Novi - Liting Chen, Novi High School

MI - Parma - David B. Chapel, Western High School

MI - Rochester Hills - Weike Wang, International Academy

MI - Royal Oak - Caitlin M. Kearns, International Academy

MI - Saint Joseph - Laurie M. Lai, St. Joseph Public High School

MI - Troy - Temple M. He, Troy High School

MI - Troy - June Q. Wu, Troy High School

MI - West Bloomfield - Jonathan E. Browalski, Brother Rice High School

MI - West Bloomfield - Subha Perni, Detroit Country Day School

MI - West Bloomfield - Bo J. Zhu, Detroit Country Day School

Minnesota

MN - Duluth - Kevin Yang, East High School

MN - Eden Prairie - Samuel K. Blake, Eden Prairie High School

MN - Esko - Daniel J. Moore, Marshall School

MN - Grand Rapids - David R. Johnson, Grand Rapids High School

MN - Plymouth - Heidi H. Liu, The Blake School

MN - Plymouth - Rui L. Yang, Wayzata High School

MN - Saint Cloud - Courtney L. Paulson, Technical High School

MN - Saint Paul - Nicholas N. Rosenbaum, St. Paul Academy and Summit School

MN - St. Louis Park - [ * ] Montana Casey, Perpich Center for Arts Education

MN - Wayzata - Meredith B. Bundul, Wayzata High School

MN - White Bear Lake - John T. Molitor, Molitor Home School

Mississippi

MS - Cleveland - Reed C. Gilbow, Cleveland High School

MS - Hattiesburg - Ryan J. Parsons, Oak Grove High School

MS - Horn Lake - Kathryn R. Stillman, Home School

MS - Jackson - Spencer E. Bowley, Murrah High School

MS - Jackson - Anna K. Hopper, St. Andrew's Episcopal School

MS - Oxford - Adrienne E. Gispen, Oxford High School

Missouri

MO - Columbia - Brooks S. Yang, Columbia-Rock Bridge Senior High School

MO - Lees Summit - Lee M. Mason, Lee's Summit North High School

MO - Liberty - Danielle A. Streifthau, Liberty High School

MO - Maplewood - Micah J. Manary, Saint Louis University High School

MO - St. Joseph - Robert B. Schaaf, Central High School

MO - St. Louis - Vanessa F. Hausmann, Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School

MO - St. Louis - Layla Hazemi, Parkway West High School

MO - St. Louis - Emily M. Marx, Pattonville High School

MO - St. Louis - Christian M. Ronzio, Saint Louis University High School

MO - St. Louis - Daniel J. Viox, Saint Louis University High School

Montana

MT - Bigfork - Kory D. Johnson, Flathead High School

MT - Helena - Lindsay S. Johnson, Helena High School

MT - Helena - Tiphani R. Lynn, Helena High School

MT - Kalispell - Alexandra L. Dixon, Flathead High School

MT - Missoula - Will R. Fletcher, Hellgate High School

MT - Missoula - William T. Taylor, Loyola Sacred Heart High School

Nebraska

NE - Blair - Tom A. Johnson, Blair High School

NE - Lincoln - Meghan B. Rihanek, Lincoln East High School

NE - Lincoln - Salome Viljoen, Lincoln East High School

NE - Omaha - Peter D. Morrissey, Creighton Preparatory School

NE - Papillion - Andrea M. Tarrell, VJ & Angela Skutt Catholic High School

NE - Prague - Ashley R. Paseka, Prague High School

Nevada

NV - Elko - Brett R. Henson, Darlington School

NV - Henderson - Mina Chang, Green Valley High School

NV - Incline Village - Monica R. Ceragioli, Incline High School

NV - Las Vegas - Shaan B. Patel, Clark High School

NV - Reno - Bryan C. Chuan, Reno High School

NV - Reno - Laura Kreidberg, Reno High School

New Hampshire

NH - Bedford - Richard J. Walsh, Manchester High School West

NH - Derry - John P. Swope, Pinkerton Academy

NH - Hollis - Dara R. Fisher, Hollis/Brookline High School

NH - Hopkinton - Brian D. Rowe, Hopkinton High School

NH - Keene - Erin M. Jaeger, Keene High School

NH - Windham - Sarah X. Guo, Phillips Academy