The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
The candidates were selected because of their exceptional scores on either the SAT or the ACT college assessments. Other considerations are also used. This includes student essays, school recommendations and transcripts.
School District 25 has one student on this list. Bryan Grigg found out earlier this week that he was a nominee. The Highland senior scored high on both the ACT and SAT exams. He plans on serving an LDS mission immediately after high school and then attending college.
Bryan says this nomination will help him secure a spot at the college of his choice and after that he plans on helping others.
School District 93 had three students nominated, School District 91 had a student make the list and a student from West Side also made the list. The nominees will be trimmed down to a list of 500 semifinalists in April. The U.S. Department of Education will announce the top Scholars in May and they will be invited to Washington, DC to be recognized and participate in events and activities surrounding the prestigious selection.
Here is a complete list of the students from Idaho who made the list.
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Mauston C. Beauchaine, Capital High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Joseph R. Bell, Riverstone International School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Hailey N. Chambers, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Christa G. Cole, Capital High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Abigail C. Darmody, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Alexandria E. Gale, Centennial High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Ariana M. Garabedian, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Sarah M. Graham, Timberline High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Carl H. Harmon, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Adam Z. Jiang, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Maneesha Julakanti, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Danny C. Kaiser, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Oh Sang Kweon, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Cynthia W. Le, Timberline High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Guang‐Yi Lee, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Jeehae Lee, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Alexandra G. Michell, Centennial High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Matthew Miller, Timberline High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Josephine E. Minick, Centennial High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Erik H. Parkinson, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Yoon Su Ra, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Emma D. Ryan, Boise High School
ID ‐ Boise ‐ Noel E. Smith, Capital High School
ID ‐ Chubbuck ‐ Bryan V. Grigg, Highland High School
ID ‐ Coeur D Alene ‐ Bryan L. Smith, Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy
ID ‐ Eagle ‐ Erik Ersland, Meridian Charter High School
ID ‐ Eagle ‐ James S. Heckendorn, Eagle High School
ID ‐ Eagle ‐ Riley Hunt, Eagle High School
ID ‐ Eagle ‐ Moon S. Ryu, Eagle High School
ID ‐ Eagle ‐ Paymon Shariat, Centennial High School
ID ‐ Idaho Falls ‐ Kendall M. Bean, Hillcrest High School
ID ‐ Idaho Falls ‐ Ellen R. Goff, Idaho Falls High School
ID ‐ Idaho Falls ‐ Jared S. Rydalch, Bonneville High School
