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, 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, AR - Harrison - Rachel L. Newberry, Harrison High School AR - Little Rock - Faye Zhao, Central High School AR - Morrilton - Johnathan W. Conley,

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 - - 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, 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 - - 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 North High School IL - Northbrook - Evan M. Greulich, Glenbrook North High School IL - Palatine - Lawrence L. Chan, William Fremd High School IL - Rockford - Tyler T. Kerr, Auburn High School IL - Savoy - Katherine L. Carmody, University of Illinois Laboratory High School

Indiana IN - Bloomington - Caitlin A. Sengelaub, Bloomington High School South IN - Bloomington - Grady C. Wang, Bloomington High School North IN - Carmel - Walter P. Bruen, Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School IN - Carmel - Rickpaul S. Dhindsa, Park Tudor School IN - Carmel - James G. Merchun, Cathedral High School IN - Chesterton - Emilia J. Blaser, Chesterton High School IN - Granger - Neehar N. Garg, Saint Joseph's High School IN - Indianapolis - * Lucie N. Alig, Interlochen Arts Academy IN - Indianapolis - Molly E. Jones, Pike High School IN - Indianapolis - Laura B. Marcus, North Central High School IN - Indianapolis - Neha Yakhmi, Park Tudor School IN - Lafayette - * Benjamin A. Sunderlin, Jefferson High School IN - South Bend - Jordan A. Hurwich, John Adams High School IN - West Lafayette - Manoshi S. Datta, West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School

Iowa IA - Ames - Sarah J. Gidlewski, Ames High School IA - Ames - Joshua E. Moloney, Ames High School IA - Bettendorf - Greg M. Lammers, Assumption High School IA - Dubuque - Stephen J. Longfield, Hempstead High School IA - Prole - Isaac S. Shivvers, Norwalk Community High School IA - West Des Moines - Tracey C. Shi, Valley High School

Kansas KS - Leawood - John R. Blessing, Blue Valley North High School KS - Manhattan - Sara C. Maatta, Manhattan High School KS - Overland Park - Tianxiang Lu, Blue Valley North High School KS - Prairie Village - Xu Xu, Shawnee Mission East High School KS - Prairie Village - Robert M. Zahner, The Pembroke Hill School KS - Topeka - Erin L. Risch, Shawnee Heights Senior High School

Kentucky KY - Covington - Ashley N. Brisco, Covington Latin School KY - Fort Mitchell - Rebecca P. Allen, Beechwood High School KY - Lexington - Rebecca R. Gallt, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School KY - Lexington - Austin J. Tzou, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School KY - Lexington - Jason Wu, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School KY - Louisville - Rebecca J. Vitale, duPont Manual Magnet High School KY - Mayfield - Joseph D. Moore, Graves County High School KY - Versailles - Leigh T. Phillips, Woodford County High School

Louisiana LA - Kenner - Michael A. Puente, Jesuit High School LA - Lake Charles - Jessie Liang, Alfred M. Barbe High School LA - Metairie - Benjamin C. Bologna, St. Martin's Episcopal School LA - Metairie - Jordan R. Katz, Metairie Park Country Day School LA - New Orleans - Cindy C. Cheng, Bullis School LA - New Orleans - Ernest K. Svenson, Jesuit High School LA - Saint Gabriel - Julia A. Broussard, LA School for Math, Science, and the Arts LA - Shreveport - Charles W. Dyer, Caddo Parish Magnet High School

Maine ME - Bradford - Daniel J. Kekacs, Central High School ME - Brunswick - Matthew S. Lea, Brunswick High School ME - Camden - Allyson K. Ettinger, Camden Hills Regional High School ME - Falmouth - Jean W. Strout, Falmouth High School ME - Kennebunk - Charles A. Frentz, Phillips Academy ME - Yarmouth - Cory H. Kendrick, Yarmouth High School

Maryland MD - - * Shalita F. Grant, Baltimore School for the Arts MD - Baltimore - Sarah A. Hemmendinger, The Bryn Mawr School MD - Baltimore - Michael J. Shen, Pikesville High School MD - Baltimore - Simpson Z. Zhang, Catonsville High School MD - Chevy Chase - Brian D. Go, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School MD - Columbia - Arjun A. Shah, Atholton High School MD - Linthicum - Nathan L. Giles, North County High School MD - Potomac - Faith Kung, Winston Churchill High School MD - Potomac - Mihan R. Lee, Georgetown Day School MD - Potomac - Kristen E. Manderscheid, Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart MD - Reisterstown - Alex J. Trazkovich, of Baltimore MD - Rockville - John M. Silberholz, Montgomery Blair High School MD - Takoma Park - Jody T. Pollock, Montgomery Blair High School

Massachusetts MA - Andover - Andrew A. Hsiao, Phillips Academy MA - Ashland - William D. Berkeley, Ashland High School MA - Boston - Caroline L. Davis, The MA - Boxborough - Rashmi Jasrasaria, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School MA - Cambridge - Clara J. Stefanov-Wagner, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School MA - Cambridge - Josephine C. Wolff, The Winsor School MA - Concord - Thomas M. Schnitzer, Concord-Carlisle Regional High School MA - Hingham - Caitlin A. Barry-Heffernan, MA - Holden - Joseph M. Maurer, Wachusett Regional High School MA - Lakeville - Jay B. Markson, Apponequet Regional High School MA - Lexington - Mark Z. Jia, MA - Lexington - Eva B. Rosenberg, Lexington High School MA - Newton - Leigh A. Soares, Newton South High School MA - Wayland - Kensing M. Ng, Wayland High School MA - Wayland - Liese C. Pruitt, Wayland High School MA - Williamstown - Kejia Tang, Mount Greylock Regional High School

Michigan MI - Ann Arbor - Tamar Holoshitz, Ann Arbor-Huron High School MI - Ann Arbor - Anna S. Liu, Ann Arbor-Huron High School MI - Ann Arbor - Andrew Zhang, Ann Arbor-Huron High School MI - Brighton - Rosemary A. Phelps, Brighton High School MI - Chelsea - Rachel K. Severin, Chelsea High School MI - Grand Rapids - Cecelia C. McDonald, East Grand Rapids High School MI - Grand Rapids - Charles F. Schuler, Forest Hills Northern High School MI - Grosse Pointe Shores - Ruvani W. Fonseka, Grosse Pointe North High School MI - Kalamazoo - * Tyler B. Hodges, Interlochen Arts Academy MI - Livonia - Jeffrey M. Holycross, Adlai E. Stevenson High School MI - Northville - John C. Zhou, Detroit Country Day School MI - Port Huron - Brandon S. Wilton, Port Huron Northern High School MI - Rochester Hills - Alexander Y. Sheu, Rochester Adams High School MI - Royal Oak - Evan P. Kangas, George A. Dondero High School MI - Troy - Kelly Y. Gu, Troy High School MI - Troy - Helen Y. Jiang, Troy High School MI - Troy - Katherine Y. Tan, Troy High School

Minnesota MN - Arden Hills - Stephanie Cheng, Mounds View High School MN - Baxter - Jason M. Houle, Brainerd Senior High School MN - Eagan - Samuel W. Reinhardt, Minnehaha Academy MN - Mahtomedi - Carly R. Turgeon, Mahtomedi Senior High School MN - Mendota Heights - Breanna R. Zarmbinski, St. Paul Academy and Summit School MN - Minneapolis - Rebecca R. Schouvieller, Southwest High School MN - Minnetonka - Benjamin J. Freeman, Hopkins High School MN - Rochester - Robert A. Manduca, Century High School MN - St. Cloud - Jean Huang, Technical High School MN - St. Paul - Jakob E. Heichert, St. Paul Academy and Summit School

Mississippi MS - Brandon - Analise B. Jenkins, Jackson Preparatory School MS - Forest - James C. Howard, Leake Academy MS - Jackson - Caleb M. Graham, Jackson Academy MS - Jackson - Mary R. Munford, St. Andrew's Episcopal School MS - Lucedale - Timothy R. Pitts, George County High School MS - Ridgeland - Lucette T. Liddell, Jackson Preparatory School

Missouri MO - Ballwin - Charles Wu, Marquette High School MO - Chesterfield - Andrew S. Hoekzema, Westminster Christian Academy MO - Chesterfield - Angela W. Lee, Parkway Central High School MO - Chesterfield - Anna M. Ruman, Parkway Central High School MO - Clayton - Caroline A. Bleeke, Clayton High School MO - Lee's Summit - Noel D. Ottman, Lee's Summit North High School MO - Lee's Summit - Veronica J. Sauer, Archbishop O'Hara High School MO - St. Louis - James A. Benecke, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School MO - St. Louis - Ariel A. Franks, MO - St. Louis - Stephen L. Knubley, Westminster Christian Academy

Montana MT - Billings - Kimberly F. Carlson, Billings Senior High School MT - Billings - Michael C. Hughes, Billings Senior High School MT - Butte - Calvin J. Murphy, Butte High School MT - Hamilton - Jaffre J. Athman, Hamilton High School MT - Missoula - Heather N. Hamilton, Sentinel High School MT - Townsend - Shannon K. Flynn, Broadwater High School

Nebraska NE - Blair - Heidi R. Gengenbach, Blair High School NE - Lincoln - Rebecca G. Edwards, Lincoln Southwest High School NE - Lincoln - Aaron M. Fluitt, Lincoln East High School NE - Lincoln - Sally L. Hudson, Lincoln East High School NE - Omaha - Corey J. Georgesen, Creighton Preparatory School NE - Omaha - Lauren E. Hunter, Millard North High School

Nevada NV - Henderson - Cameron S. Ball, Coronado High School NV - Henderson - Wen Hui Tan, Coronado High School NV - Las Vegas - Shipra De, Green Valley High School NV - Las Vegas - Lynn Jane Ho, Valley High School NV - Las Vegas - Rajeev C. Saxena, Phillips Academy NV - Reno - Christopher L. Lin-Brande, Reno High School NV - Reno - Ryan D. Zink, Robert McQueen High School

New Hampshire NH - Bedford - Christina V. Cauterucci, Manchester High School West NH - Hollis - Quentin E. Smith, Lawrence Academy at Groton NH - Hopkinton - Bryn L. Waldwick, Hopkinton High School NH - Londonderry - Heather M. Robinson, Londonderry High School NH - Portsmouth - Laura H. Tabor, Phillips Exeter Academy NH - Windham - Jonathan Y. Lee, Salem High School

New Jersey NJ - Berkeley Heights - Deirdre A. Shannon, Governor Livingston Regional High School NJ - Bridgewater - Semmie Kim, Bridgewater-Raritan Regional High School NJ - Closter - Ali N. Shafei, Horace Mann School NJ - Fair Lawn - Mariya Vaksman, Fair Lawn High School NJ - Kendall Park - Shuang Yang, South Brunswick High School NJ - Marlboro - Jamie Hwang, Marlboro High School NJ - Mendham - Victoria E. Lee, West Morris Mendham High School NJ - Metuchen - * Courtney B. Downing, NJ - Montville - Jasper C. Wang, Montville Township High School NJ - Pennington - Keren K. Zhou, NJ - Pittsgrove - Shaun A. Mills, Arthur P. Schalick High School NJ - Ridgewood - Vikram R. Modi, Ridgewood High School NJ - Roselle Park - * Kelsey L. Kurz, Roselle Park High School NJ - Skillman - Divya Yerramilli, Montgomery High School NJ - Upper Saddle River - Sarah Schechter, Northern Highlands Regional High School NJ - Wayne - David A. Rogers, Wayne Hills High School NJ - West Orange - Zachary S. Shapiro, Solomon Schechter Day School NJ - West Windsor - Silpa Kovvali, West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North

New Mexico NM - Albuquerque - Nathaniel J. Dykhuis, Evangel Christian Academy NM - Albuquerque - Margaret A. Snell, Albuquerque High School NM - Gallup - Eric J. Smith, Gallup High School NM - Los Alamos - Connie Gao, Los Alamos High School NM - Los Alamos - Maeve A. Sterbenz, Los Alamos High School NM - Melrose - Casey J. Estes, Melrose High School

New York NY - Dobbs Ferry - Audrey M. Lackner, Dobbs Ferry High School NY - East Setauket - James W. Smithy, Ward Melville High School NY - Forest Hills - Shu Wang, Trinity School NY - Great Neck - Belinda F. Tzen, Great Neck South High School NY - Katonah - Katharine S. Walter, John Jay High School NY - Manhasset - Scott P. Yakaitis, Manhasset Junior/Senior High School NY - Manhattan - * Keyunna Lawrence, LaGuardia HS of Music, Art, & Performing Arts NY - Mount Vernon - Natalia I. Irizarry, Horace Mann School NY - New York - Abigail J. Fong, Hunter College High School NY - New York - Samuel L. Levander, Horace Mann School NY - Niskayuna - Nicole A. Bieber, Niskayuna High School NY - Pelham - Sophie J. Gandler, Pelham Memorial High School NY - Phoenix - * Victoria E. Wegerski, Interlochen Arts Academy NY - Pleasantville - Jesse S. Horwitz, Byram Hills High School NY - Poughkeepsie - Jennifer Lin, Arlington Senior High School NY - Scarsdale - Caitlin M. Johnson, The Ursuline School NY - Staten Island - Dale R. Eadeh, Staten Island Technical High School NY - Syosset - Diane J. Choi, Syosset High School NY - Vestal - Eric T. Chen, Vestal Senior High School NY - Voorheesville - Matthew J. Belgiovine, Clayton A. Bouton Jr/Sr High School NY - Wading River - * Elizabeth R. Fayette, Shoreham-Wading River High School NY - Westhampton Beach - Zoe E. Saunders, Ross School NY - White Plains - Nathan H. Riemer, Horace Mann School

North Carolina NC - Asheville - Caitlin B. Maloney, Asheville High School NC - Boone - Isaac D. Smith, Watauga High School NC - Cary - Mark A. Hallen, Cary Academy NC - Cary - Ivan J. Kirov, William G. Enloe Gifted & Talented Magnet High School NC - Cary - Robert H. Smithson, Cary Academy NC - Charlotte - Michael C. O'Connor, Charlotte Latin School NC - Charlotte - Claire E. Teter, Myers Park High School NC - Concord - Jonathan F. Wall, Concord High School NC - Durham - Jonathan D. Hartley, Home School NC - Matthews - Meredith L. York, Providence Day School NC - Raleigh - Sarah A. Basham, Cary Academy NC - Raleigh - Katie T. Cheng, The North Carolina School of Science & Mathematics NC - Shelby - Jennifer D. Claytor, Shelby High School

North Dakota ND - Beulah - Michelle J. Lee, Beulah High School ND - Bismarck - Callie J. Sand, Century High School ND - Des Lacs - Connor M. Mills, Des Lacs-Burlington High School ND - Dickinson - Ian H. Kubik, Dickinson High School ND - Fargo - Joanna A. Jan, North High School ND - Hope - James E. Baldwin, May-Port CG High School

Ohio OH - Arcadia - Rachel E. Price, Findlay Senior High School OH - Beachwood - Benjamin H. Braverman, University School OH - Berea - Monikah E. Schuschu, Berea High School OH - Chardon - Kyle A. Poyar, Chardon High School OH - Cincinnati - Tyler J. Borek, Saint Xavier High School OH - Cincinnati - Julie A. Hagerstrand, Ursuline Academy of Cincinnati OH - Columbus - Debarshi Chaudhuri, Columbus Alternative School OH - Columbus - Winifred M. Lo, Upper Arlington High School OH - Kent - Mariam Rahmani, Theodore Roosevelt High School OH - Mayfield Heights - Alexander Gribov, Mayfield High School OH - Pepper Pike - Daniel A. Litt, Orange High School OH - Pickerington - Brittany L. O'Neill, Pickerington High School North OH - Upper Arlington - Jennifer J. Chen, Upper Arlington High School OH - Urbana - Laurence J. Forshaw, Home School OH - West Chester - Daniel V. Gilday, Lakota West High School OH - Worthington - Ashley S. Chang, Thomas Worthington High School

Oklahoma OK - Claremore - Robert A. Clark, Claremore High School OK - Edmond - Jordan D. Kuehn, Edmond Santa Fe High School OK - Edmond - Kevin A. Winters, Edmond Santa Fe High School OK - Ponca City - Mathavi Jothimurugesan, Ponca City Senior High School OK - Tulsa - Kaitlin H. Butler, Booker T. Washington High School OK - Tulsa - Veronica Y. Laizure, Booker T. Washington High School

Oregon OR - Corvallis - Amy J. Kwon, Crescent Valley High School OR - Eugene - Jeremy M. Schifberg, South Eugene High School OR - Lake Oswego - Wesley T. Loo, Lakeridge High School OR - Portland - Megan L. Amram, The Catlin Gabel School OR - Portland - Jennifer A. Lo, Sunset High School OR - West Linn - Matthew J. Rognlie, West Linn High School

Pennsylvania PA - Boalsburg - Margaret L. Byron, State College Area High School PA - Bradford - Matthew C. Russell, Bradford Area High School PA - Chesterbrook - Jesse L. Ge, Conestoga High School PA - Dresher - Jaime R. Fineman, Upper Dublin High School PA - Dresher - Rebecca A. Star, William Penn Charter School PA - Greensburg - * Rachel E. Mans, Greensburg Central Catholic High School PA - Holland - Jonathan R. Cohn, Council Rock High School South PA - Hollidaysburg - Mengyun Li, Hollidaysburg Area Senior High School PA - Indiana - Alex F. Kruckman, Indiana Area Senior High School PA - Malvern - Christina C. Brandt, Great Valley High School PA - Merion - * Daniel J. Schlosberg, Lower Merion High School PA - Montgomery - Timothy D. Brauning, Home School PA - Narberth - Medha Khandelwal, Episcopal Academy PA - Philadelphia - * Amelia Pedlow, Nazareth Academy PA - Pittsburgh - * Garrett M. Coleman, Central Catholic High School PA - Schwenksville - Alexandria N. Symonds, Spring-Ford Senior High School PA - State College - * Sarah L. Shafer, State College Area High School PA - State College - Angela Yen, State College Area High School PA - Wayne - Thomas B. Kneeland, Radnor High School PA - Yardley - Gage R. Caligaris, Lawrenceville School PA - Yardley - David J. Hanyok, Medill Bair Intermediate High School

Puerto Rico PR - Arecibo - Stefanie A. Sulzer, Colegio Nuestra Senora del Carmen PR - Guaynabo - Roberto Ferdman, St. John's School PR - Guaynabo - Kelley A. Humbert, Colegio Puertorriqueno de Ninas PR - Mayaguez - Humberto Diaz Suarez, Southwestern Educational Society PR - San Juan - Ciara T. Napoli, Academia Maria Reina

Rhode Island RI - Barrington - Stephanie T. Le, Barrington High School RI - Barrington - Joseph P. Zimmerman, Barrington High School RI - Cranston - Patrick J. Hanly, Cranston High School West RI - Cranston - Amudha R. Panneerselvam, Cranston High School West RI - Portsmouth - James C. Collins, RI - Portsmouth - Luyi Huang, Portsmouth High School RI - Providence - * Rory O. Freeman, Classical High School

South Carolina SC - Belton - Megan E. Tone, Southside High School SC - Clemson - Michael A. Juang, SC Governor's School for Arts & Humanities SC - Columbia - Mary A. Friedman, Hammond School SC - Columbia - Gurjeet S. Guram, Irmo High School SC - Columbia - Bethany E. Moore, Dutch Fork High School SC - Columbia - Katherine E. Niehaus, Spring Valley High School SC - Mount Pleasant - Benjamin S. Hamner, Academic Magnet High School SC - Orangeburg - Erin P. Clemmer, Orangeburg Preparatory Schools

South Dakota SD - De Smet - Allison J. La Fave, De Smet High School SD - Faulkton - Joseph D. Miller, Faulkton High School SD - Milbank - Jesse P. Liebe, Milbank High School SD - Rapid City - Mitchell A. Rodriguez, Saint Thomas More High School SD - Yankton - Hannah C. Alsgaard, Yankton High School SD - Yankton - Rebecca A. Somer, Yankton High School

Tennessee TN - Bartlett - Katie C. Friedman, Saint Mary's Episcopal School TN - Collierville - Caitlin H. Thomas, Houston High School TN - Germantown - Robert B. Cameron, Houston High School TN - Kodak - Anne S. Calkins, Sevier County High School TN - Maryville - Caitlin A. Meares, The TN - Memphis - Emily E. Fifer, Germantown High School TN - Memphis - Laura B. Kaplan, Saint Mary's Episcopal School TN - Memphis - Ellen E. Page, Saint Mary's Episcopal School TN - Nashville - Brandon A. Berger, University School of Nashville TN - Nashville - Thomas V. Stevens, Hume Fogg Academic High School TN - Oak Ridge - Andrew P. Jallouk, Oak TN - Oak Ridge - William G. Terry, Oak Ridge High School

Texas TX - Austin - Elaine F. Chang, Lyndon B. Johnson High School TX - Beaumont - Tanuja S. Kulkarni, West Brook Senior High School TX - Bellaire - * Rachel Goss, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts TX - Cedar Hill - * Jonathan M. Campbell, Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts TX - College Station - Jessica S. Wang, A&M Consolidated High School TX - Dallas - Mason H. Flink, Highland Park High School TX - Dallas - James C. Hansell, Cistercian Preparatory School TX - Dallas - * Jason C. Sanford, St. Mark's School of Texas TX - Dallas - Claudia A. Whitten, Talented & Gifted Magnet High School TX - El Paso - Megan A. Campbell, Coronado High School TX - Grand Prairie - Rebekah N. Bing, Temple Christian School TX - Houston - Sarah L. Hogarty, Kinkaid School TX - Houston - * Jordan C. Johnson, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts TX - Houston - * Tassity Johnson, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts TX - Houston - * Chelsea S. Luna, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts TX - Houston - Rui Mao, Clear Lake High School TX - Houston - * Eloise B. Santa Maria, The High School for Performing & Visual Arts TX - Houston - Eric I. Sung, Stratford High School TX - Midland - Kendrick R. Worrell, Robert E. Lee High School TX - Plano - Jacqueline W. Chen, Plano Senior High School TX - Plano - Erik Feng, Plano East Senior High School TX - Plano - Jeffrey D. Nanney, Plano East Senior High School TX - Plano - Angela Y. Wu, The Hockaday School TX - Round Rock - * William A. Short, Round Rock High School TX - San Antonio - * Rafael A. Moras, Douglas MacArthur High School TX - San Antonio - Brian C. Murff, High School TX - San Antonio - Allen S. Wang, Alamo Heights High School TX - Sugar Land - Jason C. Hsu, William P. Clements High School TX - Sugar Land - Jing B. Zhou, Stephen F. Austin High School

Utah UT - Kaysville - Benjamin W. Fisher, Davis High School UT - Kaysville - Matthew B. Rees, Davis High School UT - Logan - Koning Shen, Logan High School UT - Salt Lake City - Tariq A. Musa, Skyline High School UT - Salt Lake Cty - D. Taylor C. Williams, Olympus High School UT - South Jordan - Michelle N. Minert, Bingham High School

Vermont VT - Barre - Emma E. Moros, Spaulding High School VT - Essex Junction - Alison R. Krywanczyk, Rice Memorial High School VT - Middlesex - Katherine F. Feldman, U-32 Junior/Senior High School VT - Shelburne - Daniel S. Growald, Champlain Valley Union High School VT - South Burlington - Kye Lippold, South Burlington High School VT - South Hero - Ian M. Rousseau, Essex High School

Virginia VA - Alexandria - Daniel K. Jachowski, West Potomac High School VA - Alexandria - Winston X. Yan, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Annandale - Elizabeth J. Yang, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Centreville - Lisa M. Marrone, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Chesterfield - Xun Zhou, Maggie L. Walker Governor's School VA - Dyke - Jarrett W. Knight, William Monroe High School VA - Fairfax - Daniel L. Schafer, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Fairfax Station - Rachel B. Miller, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Fairfax Station - Joceline V. Vu, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Falls Church - Catherine J. Hartman, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Great Falls - Rahul Agarwal, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - McLean - Sarina Siddhanti, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - McLean - Crystal Y. Zheng, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Norfolk - Connie Z. Li, Norfolk Collegiate School VA - Springfield - Wesley C. Williamson, Thos. Jefferson HS for Science & Technology VA - Virginia Beach - Alexander M. Crowell, Cape Henry Collegiate School

Washington WA - Bellevue - Elizabeth M. Cooledge, Bellevue Senior High School WA - Bellevue - Jane S. Jiang, Lakeside School WA - Bellevue - Kevin Lin, Newport High School WA - Burien - Jeffrey H. Moore, John F. Kennedy Memorial High School WA - College Place - * Daniel E. Goltz, Walla Walla Valley Academy WA - Mercer Island - Casey E. York, Mercer Island High School WA - Richland - Bradley J. Klos, Richland High School WA - Seattle - Christopher M. Morris-Lent, James A. Garfield High School WA - Spokane - Rachel T. Phillips, Mead Senior High School WA - Tacoma - Eva K. Breitenbach, Bellarmine Preparatory School WA - Veradale - Zachary T. Brown, University High School

West Virginia WV - Beckley - Lynn S. Elharake, Woodrow Wilson High School WV - Huntington - Andrew L. Bolano, Covenant High School WV - Hurricane - Linda Yao, Hurricane High School WV - Mineral Wells - Mary K. Underwood, Parkersburg South High School WV - Morgantown - Charles B. Chen, Morgantown High School WV - Wheeling - Tawfiq R. Khoury, Wheeling Park High School

Wisconsin WI - Appleton - Nicholas M. Wage, Appleton High School East WI - Brookfield - Maura A. Otto, Divine Savior Holy Angels High School WI - Cedarburg - Nathaniel D. Little, Cedarburg Senior High School WI - Cedarburg - Elizabeth D. Moss, Homestead High School WI - Madison - Brian Lee, James Madison Memorial High School WI - Madison - Adeyinka A. Lesi, West High School WI - Madison - Melanie R. Rawlings, James Madison Memorial High School WI - Madison - Ilari A. Shafer, James Madison Memorial High School WI - Waukesha - Theresa C. Anderson, Catholic Memorial High School WI - Waukesha - Kellene N. Buchwald, Brookfield Academy WI - Waukesha - Alex F. Thompson, Waukesha South High School WI - Wauwatosa - * Sara E. Fowler, Wauwatosa East High School WI - Wauwatosa - * Grace E. Weber, Pius XI High School WI - Whitefish Bay - Ryan A. Dzelzkalns, Whitefish Bay High School

Wyoming WY - Alta - Mara J. Farrier, Jackson-Hole High School WY - Big Piney - Jennifer C. Shafer, Home School WY - Jackson - Andrew L. Bergeron, Jackson-Hole High School WY - Rock Springs - Gregory S. Griffith, Rock Springs High School WY - Veteran - Brittany M. Epler, Southeast Goshen County High School WY - Yellowstone National Park - Jennifer M. Sacklin, Gardiner High School