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