2006 -- Semifinalists for the Presidential Scholars Program (PDF)
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Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists April 2006 Candidates are grouped by their legal place of residence; state abbreviation listed, if different, may indicate where the candidate attends school. * An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist. Alabama AL - Anniston - Amanda R. Long, Oxford High School AL - Birmingham - * Sarah C. Campbell, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Birmingham - * Morgan T. Long, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Birmingham - Shahein H. Tajmir, Hoover High School AL - Birmingham - Adam M. Trettel, Briarwood Christian High School AL - Florence - Jennifer A. Taylor, Florence High School AL - Huntsville - Kelly M. McConnaughey, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Huntsville - Carter A. Pelham, Covenant Christian Academy AL - Huntsville - James W. Plunkett, Randolph School AL - Madison - Anne E. Philip, Bob Jones High School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Jennifer M. Blankenship, A. J. Dimond High School AK - Anchorage - Daniel A. Gillespie, Robert Service High School AK - Anchorage - Scott A. Mahar, A. J. Dimond High School AK - Chugiak - Matthew N. Smith, Chugiak High School AK - Delta Junction - Michele A. Helkenn, Delta Junction School AK - Haines - Iris A. Kemp, Haines High School Americans Abroad AE - APO - John M. Schrader, Aviano High School AE - FPO - Brendan D. O'Callaghan, Naples American High School AE - FPO - Lillian R. Pecoraro, London Central High School DC - Washington - Nicholas P. Martin, Northstar Academy Japan - Tokyo - Mia M. Kanak, Phillips Academy VA - Dulles - Sarah E. Zimmerman, International School of Beijing Arizona AZ - Chandler - Michael A. Fan, Dobson High School AZ - Paradise Valley - Judith E. Fan, Chaparral High School AZ - Phoenix - Leigh K. Harris, Xavier College Preparatory AZ - Tucson - Arshed F. Al-Obeidi, Canyon del Oro High School AZ - Tucson - James C. Liu, University High School AZ - Tucson - Ke Wu, University High School Arkansas AR - Batesville - Tice P. Brown, Batesville High School AR - Fayetteville - Anne G. Montgomery, Fayetteville High School East Campus AR - Forrest City - Frederick N. McCollum, Forrest City High School AR - Harrison - Rachel L. Newberry, Harrison High School AR - Little Rock - Faye Zhao, Central High School AR - Morrilton - Johnathan W. Conley, Morrilton High School California CA - Arroyo Grande - Sahand Moarefy, Arroyo Grande High School CA - Berkeley - * Russell Billy Buss, Berkeley High School CA - Davis - Cynthia X. He, Davis Senior High School CA - Fremont - George J. Xu, Mission San Jose High School CA - Garden Grove - Arpad Kovacs, Santiago High School CA - Irvine - Kai Qiu, University High School CA - Irvine - Kavita Renduchintala, University High School CA - La Canada - Kyle G. Chen, La Canada High School CA - Lafayette - * David C. Baird, Acalanes High School CA - Lakewood - Justine S. Chow, Whitney High School CA - Los Angeles - Riley L. Franks, Santa Monica High School CA - Menlo Park - Adam M. Rhine, Sacred Heart Preparatory CA - Oak Park - * Sean Chen, Oak Park High School CA - Oceanside - Kevin E. Verbael, Saint Margaret's Episcopal School CA - Palm Desert - Austin H. Weiss, Palm Desert High School CA - Palo Alto - Alana C. Ju, Henry M. Gunn High School CA - Pleasanton - Jay C. Wang, Foothill High School CA - Salinas - Phoebe R. Jin, Monterey High School CA - San Jose - Aileen Chen, Lynbrook High School CA - San Jose - Prajakta D. Jaju, Lynbrook High School CA - San Marino - Christopher T. Chen, Polytechnic School CA - San Marino - Thomas H. Wu, Polytechnic School CA - Solvang - * Steven Wilson, Santa Ynez Valley Union High School CA - Sunnyvale - * Samantha T. Fang, Harker School CA - Thousand Oaks - Steven Y. Sun, Thousand Oaks High School Colorado CO - Boulder - Samuel M. Bosley, Fairview High School CO - Boulder - Margo C. Irvin, Fairview High School CO - Boulder - Daniel E. Leifer, Fairview High School CO - Centennial - Christine M. Levy, Cherry Creek High School CO - Colorado Springs - Brede H. Eschliman, Cheyenne Mountain High School CO - Colorado Springs - Joel L. Nikolaus, Pine Creek High School CO - Colorado Springs - * Blake L. Pfeil, Rampart High School CO - Denver - Conan Liang, Cherry Creek High School CO - Denver - Kira L. Newman, George Washington High School CO - Englewood - Nicholas S. Golinvaux, Cherry Creek High School CO - Golden - Daniel R. Fletcher, Ralston Valley High School CO - Littleton - Lee M. Christoffersen, Littleton High School CO - Louisville - Dorota M. Grabowska, Monarch High School Connecticut CT - East Lyme - Raj G. Ranade, East Lyme High School CT - Enfield - Susan E. Scanlon, Loomis Chaffee CT - Greenwich - Ami A. Nash, Greenwich High School Sheldon CT - North Haven - Peter X. Wang, North Haven High School CT - Simsbury - Kristen L. Layden, Simsbury High School CT - South Glastonbury - Kiran R. Pendri, Choate Rosemary Hall CT - Stamford - Steven J. Menking, King & Low-Heywood Thomas School CT - Stonington - * Douglas Williams, Stonington High School CT - Woodbridge - Amy G. Steinmetz, Amity Regional Senior High School Delaware DE - Hockessin - Irene Lee, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Hockessin - Kyle H. Srivastava, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Hockessin - Michael Yuan, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Anna L. Peng, Newark High School DE - Newark - Eliot D. Sun, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Wilmington - Anne A. Yoncha, Brandywine High School District of Columbia DC - Washington - Thomas J. Blemaster, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - James C. Downie, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - Lauren A. Gaston-Hawkins, Sidwell Friends School DC - Washington - Mark Iscoe, Sidwell Friends School DC - Washington - Rebecca A. Summer, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School DC - Washington - Hallie C. Trauger, Sidwell Friends School DC - Washington - Laura A. Zax, Georgetown Day School Florida FL - Boca Raton - Eric N. Mills, The North Broward Preparatory Schools FL - Coral Gables - Marianne Eagan, Ransom Everglades School FL - Gainesville - Renwei Peir, Eastside High School FL - Hollywood - * Krista Ettlinger, Saint Thomas Aquinas High School FL - Jacksonville - * James L. Boyd, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts FL - Longwood - Michael P. Ryan, Lake Mary High School FL - Longwood - Megan E. Ward, Lake Mary High School FL - Melbourne Beach - Shiv M. Gaglani, West Shore Junior/Senior High School FL - Miami - Julio D. Egusquiza, Belen Jesuit Preparatory School FL - Miami - * Andrea Murillo, New World School of the Arts FL - Miami - Alexandra C. Villasante, Carrollton Sacred Heart FL - Miami - Raye M. Zhu, Miami Palmetto Senior High School FL - Naples - Stephanie J. Spielman, Community School of Naples FL - Orlando - Benjamin Choo, Trinity Preparatory School FL - St. Petersburg - Theodore N. Riquelme, Lakewood Senior High School FL - Tallahassee - Erin E. Burnside, Leon High School FL - Tampa - Steven L. Robertson, Vivian Gaither High School FL - Vero Beach - Angela C. Voyles, Saint Edward's School FL - Winter Park - * Caitlin Kimball, Bishop Moore Catholic High School FL - Winter Springs - Nimish P. Ramanlal, Seminole High School Georgia GA - Albany - Tamesha S. Derico, Westover High School GA - Alpharetta - Jing Yi Huang, Northview High School GA - Alpharetta - Sherry M. Wang, Chattahoochee High School GA - Atlanta - Nicholas T. Faulkner, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - James A. Getzendanner, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Lara C. Tumeh, The Westminster Schools GA - Blairsville - Jason W. Gilliland, Fannin County Composite High School GA - College Park - * Tiffany Oglesby, Tri-Cities High School GA - Decatur - Tyler J. Gleason, Saint Pius X Catholic High School GA - Evans - Rachel R. Marks, Augusta Preparatory Day School GA - Evans - Joy Zhang, Lakeside High School GA - Fayetteville - Benjamin H. Loeffler, Fayette County High School GA - Macon - Sameer G. Gupta, Central High School GA - Marietta - Michael C. Clark, Lassiter High School GA - Marietta - Joshua I. McLaurin, The Westminster Schools GA - Marietta - Yujing Xue, George Walton High School GA - Norcross - Carmen I. Rodriguez, Norcross High School Hawaii HI - Aiea - Austin T. Barnes, Iolani School HI - Honolulu - Shelby L. Gai, Iolani School HI - Honolulu - Bruna Rieder, Iolani School HI - Honolulu - Scott M. Seki, Punahou School HI - Keaau - Jonathan J. Paranada, Waiakea High School HI - Kula - Tiffany L. Yee, Kamehameha Secondary School-Maui Idaho ID - Blackfoot - Rachel A. Esplin, Blackfoot High School ID - Boise - Joshua R. Archibald-Seiffer, Timberline High School ID - Boise - Deborah J. Stamm, Capital High School ID - Eagle - Bing Mei Wang, Centennial High School ID - Pocatello - Aman Prasad, Century High School ID - Rexburg - Morgan S. Hardy, Madison Senior High School Illinois IL - Chicago - Alice L. Baumgartner, Latin School of Chicago IL - Chicago - * Jacob R. Hoffman, Francis W. Parker School IL - Deerfield - Andrew J. Stafman, Deerfield High School IL - Glencoe - Samuel J. Stone, New Trier Township High School IL - Libertyville - * Hanah E. Stuart, Libertyville High School IL - Libertyville - Irvin D. Wang, Libertyville High School IL - Lombard - Michael L. Foley, Glenbard East High School IL - Lombard - David J. Luedtke, Glenbard East High School IL - Long Grove - Michele D. Trickey, Adlai E. Stevenson High School IL - Morton Grove - Alan H. Cherney, Niles North High School IL - Naperville - Sarah E. Carden, Naperville North High School IL - Naperville - Jason R. Prestinario, Saint Ignatius College Preparatory School IL - Naperville - Nanditha K. Ramachandran, Naperville