Candidates for the Presidential Scholars Program January 2015 [*] An asterisk indicates a Candidate for Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Candidates are grouped by their legal place of residence; the state abbreviation listed, if different, may indicate where the candidate attends school. Alabama AL - Adamsville - [ * ] Adriane Tharp, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Alabaster - Elise N. Helton, Evangel Classical Christian School AL - Athens - Weston H. Sims, East Limestone High School AL - Attalla - Rebekah M. Beasley, Sardis High School AL - Auburn - Changhee Lee, Auburn High School AL - Auburn - Nancy F. Tao, Auburn High School AL - Bessemer - Marcus B. Mckinney, John Carroll High School AL - Birmingham - Jagger J. Alexander, Shades Valley High School AL - Birmingham - Mason Falligant, Center Point High School AL - Birmingham - Nathan S. Holt, Oak Mountain High School AL - Birmingham - Joshua E. Taggart, Spain Park High School AL - Birmingham - Nath G. Tumlin, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Dothan - Savannah L. Jenne, Houston Academy AL - East Brewton - Ryan A. Garmeson, T R Miller High School AL - Eva - Jessika Holmes, Albert P. Brewer High School AL - Fairhope - Thomas C. Casolaro, Fairhope High School AL - Fairhope - Zachary B. Hill, Fairhope High School AL - Gadsden - Harsh Sinha, Gadsden City High School AL - Guntersville - Emma L. Fancher, Guntersville High School AL - Hartselle - Molly K. Buffington, Hartselle High School AL - Helena - Lindsey Jinright, Pelham High School AL - Homewood - Jessica Tolbert, Homewood High School AL - Hoover - Danae Argyropoulou, Hoover High School AL - Hoover - Rebecca N. Leech, Spain Park High School AL - Hoover - Marshall B. Strickland, Hoover High School AL - Hoover - Rebecca D. Townsend, Hoover High School AL - Huntsville - James W. Brahm, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Huntsville - Ratannya S. Bralley, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Huntsville - Ashley N. Story, Sparkman High School AL - Indian Springs - Lauren N. Sullivan, Briarwood Christian High School AL - Madison - Joshua C. Abreo, James Clemens High School AL - Madison - Sai P. Chennupati, James Clemens High School AL - Madison - Nathan C. Fox, Bob Jones High School AL - Madison - Mary G. Jenkins, Bob Jones High School AL - Madison - Brandon C. Martin, Sparkman High School AL - Madison - Mckenzie M. Rozek, Madison Academy AL - Madison - Stephanie D. Song, Randolph School AL - Madison - Tina Tian, Bob Jones High School AL - Madison - Max A. Ward, Bob Jones High School AL - Mobile - Angela Y. Chieh, Alabama School of Math & Science AL - Mobile - Caroline E. Scott, St. Paul's Episcopal School AL - Mobile - Susan D. Wettermark, St. Paul's Episcopal School AL - Montgomery - Corey D. Janson, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Montgomery - Emily E. Jantz, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Montgomery - Joshua L. Lambert, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Montgomery - Mikaela A. Matela, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Montgomery - Ruchir Rastogi, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Mountain Brk - Tristan Trechsel, Indian Springs School AL - Mountain Brook - Claire E. Davis, Mountain Brook High School AL - Mountain Brook - Lindsey Kirk, Mountain Brook High School AL - Owens Cross Roads - Rachael C. Mackenzie, Huntsville High School AL - Thomasville - Nathanael Carroll, Thomasville High School AL - Tuscaloosa - Maria H. Huryn, The Capital School AL - Vestavia - Philip R. Wang, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Lynn K. Han, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Spencer C. Haynes, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Luke M. Hogewood, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Samuel R. Tindall, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Shirley Y. Zhang, Vestavia Hills High School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Hayden T. Arend, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - John C. Bell, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Lydia Blanchet, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Benton A. Campbell, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Wesley J. Chien, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Emily I. Dahl, Interior Distance Education of Alaska AK - Anchorage - Gus W. Floerchinger, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Zoey A. Flynn, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Sterling W. Gingerich, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Nora L. Herzog, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Kari M. Jahnsen, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - James P. Janezich, A. J. Dimond High School AK - Anchorage - Abagail N. Khachadoorian, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Piper H. Kurtz, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Simon Lynn, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Sean O. Mahoney, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Ryan D. Merriner, Grace Christian School AK - Anchorage - Catherine A. O'Donnell, Phillips Exeter Academy AK - Anchorage - Madeline R. Ringer, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Kaily Stanton, A. J. Dimond High School AK - Anchorage - Sylvia A. Taylor, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Teva Wiese, West Anchorage High School AK - Delta Junction - Valerie P. Krepel, Delta Junction School AK - Eagle River - Alexander G. Culbert, Chugiak High School AK - Eagle River - Tyler Delrosso, Chugiak High School AK - Eagle River - Cody D. Keith, Eagle River High School AK - Eagle River - Alexandra T. Webb, Eagle River High School AK - Eielson Afb - Jonathan E. Liberman, Ben Eielson High School AK - Fairbanks - Grant W. Ackerman, West Valley High School AK - Fairbanks - Atticus R. Geiger, West Valley High School AK - Fairbanks - Jennifer Hannah, West Valley High School AK - Fairbanks - Jake T. Herrmann, West Valley High School AK - Fairbanks - Raymond E. Hogenson, West Valley High School AK - Fairbanks - Ryan C. Nicholson, West Valley High School AK - Fritz Creek - Jonas W. Noomah, Homer High School AK - Homer - Evan Boyer, Homer High School AK - Juneau - Benjamin O. Scudder, Juneau-Douglas High School AK - Juneau - Abigail A. Taylor-Roth, Juneau-Douglas High School AK - Juneau - Adrian C. Wilson, Juneau-Douglas High School AK - Ketchikan - Gwendolyn F. Ranniger, Ketchikan High School AK - Kotzebue - China L. Kantner, Phillips Academy AK - North Pole - Moriah J. Lamb, North Pole Christian School AK - Palmer - Emma E. German, Colony High School AK - Palmer - Jamie N. Schwantes, Colony High School AK - Seward - Michele D. Da Re, Seward Jr-Sr High School AK - Sitka - Kaya J. Duguay, Sitka High School AK - Wasilla - Ariel E. Hasse, MAT-SU Career And Tech High School Arizona AZ - Avondale - Alex A. Baker, University High School-Tolleson AZ - Chandler - Mitchell B. Behling, Chandler High School AZ - Chandler - Michelle Y. Chiang, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Chandler - Advika A. Dani, Hamilton High School AZ - Chandler - Daphne S. Guo, BASIS Chandler AZ - Chandler - Jordan H. Hines, Chandler High School AZ - Chandler - Niharika Jain, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Chandler - Jinoh Lee, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Chandler - Phi N. Nguyen, Chandler High School AZ - Chandler - Ellen A. O Brien, Perry High School AZ - Chandler - Joseph Park, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Chandler - Bharath Tata, Hamilton High School AZ - Chandler - Jonathan Trang, Chandler Preparatory Academy AZ - Chandler - Connie M. Zhu, Hamilton High School AZ - Eagar - Jacob Crosby, Round Valley High School AZ - Flagstaff - Mia A. Armstrong, Basis Flagstaff AZ - Florence - Ryan D. Arbon, Poston Butte High School AZ - Fountain Hills - Lauren D. Varanese, BASIS Scottsdale Charter AZ - Gilbept - Megan E. Newcomb, Higley High School AZ - Gilbert - Liah M. D'Sa, Chandler Preparatory Academy AZ - Gilbert - Kurgan A. Freedle, Highland High School AZ - Gilbert - Austin J. Garrett, Perry High School AZ - Gilbert - Connor McGettigan, Gilbert Classical Academy AZ - Gilbert - Elizabeth J. Sun, Basha High School AZ - Gilbert - Atreya Tadepalli, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Glendale - Adam Le, Glendale Preparatory Academy AZ - Glendale - Diego R. Mussi, Moon Valley High School AZ - Hereford - Melani Montgomery, Arizona Virtual Academy AZ - Mesa - Joshua Joseph, Skyline High School AZ - Mesa - Emily Mason, Westwood High School AZ - Mesa - Robert J. Walls, Dobson High School AZ - Morenci - Alejandra Fuentes, Morenci High School AZ - Nogales - Sarah Mavis, Nogales High School AZ - Oro Valley - Lauren E. Conger, Salpointe Catholic High School AZ - Oro Valley - Charles Y. Huang, BASIS Oro Valley AZ - Paradise Valley - Michael D. Gaynor, Brophy College Preparatory AZ - Paradise Valley - Harrison M. Whyte, Saguaro High School AZ - Paradise Valley - Henry D. Zheng, Chaparral High School AZ - Peoria - Liujie Hao, Liberty High School AZ - Phoenix - Da-Ye Chung, Desert Vista High School AZ - Phoenix - Sarah E. Dendy, North High School AZ - Phoenix - Rachel N. Matsumoto, Tempe Preparatory Academy AZ - Phoenix - Cameron Mcallister, Chaparral High School AZ - Phoenix - Katelyn F. Miyasaki, Desert Vista High School AZ - Phoenix - Alison M. Romero, Mountain Pointe High School AZ - Phoenix - Michael Y. Solomentsev, Desert Vista High School AZ - Queen Creek - Samantha M. Bouchal, Basha High School AZ - Scottsdale - Sejal Aggarwal, BASIS Scottsdale Charter AZ - Scottsdale - Mahika M. Bhalla, Basis Phoenix AZ - Scottsdale - Aaron Blecker, Chaparral High School AZ - Scottsdale - Jontito A. Casalena, Saguaro High School AZ - Scottsdale - Alexa Cleveland, Campo Verde