Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists April 2005 * An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist Alabama *AL - Akron - Naomi L. Wolf, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Anniston - Lance J. Collins, Alabama School of Fine Arts AL - Beatrice - Lydia C. Hardee, Monroe Academy AL - Birmingham - Anne E. Epstein, The Altamont School AL - Birmingham - Casey L. Raymond, Mountain Brook High School AL - Elberta - Jacob W. Lynn, Foley High School AL - Hoover - Sini M. Matikainen, Hoover High School AL - Huntsville - Alice B. Evans, Huntsville High School AL - Huntsville - Steven M. Searcy, Virgil I. Grissom High School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Xavier A. Engle, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Morgan M. Jessee, East Anchorage High School AK - Eagle River - John F. Murphy, Chugiak High School AK - Homer - Katie A. Gavenus, Homer High School AK - Kodiak - Matthew P. Mudd, Home School AK - Sitka - Chandler M. O'Connell, Sitka High School Americans Abroad AA - Quito - Scott L. Warren, Academia Cotopaxi AP - APO - Mark A. Norsworthy, Lakenheath High School AP - Chung Ho City - Lillian T. Chen, Phillips Exeter Academy AP - Hong Kong - Jongwook P. Kim, St. Paul's School AP - Oxford - Elizabeth A. MacFarlane, Phillips Exeter Academy GU - Tamuning - Jenny C. Hsu, St. John's School Arizona AZ - Gilbert - Kenneth L. Chen, Mesquite High School AZ - Gilbert - Kevin Z. Jiang, Mesquite High School AZ - Phoenix - Jilliana K. Zou, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Scottsdale - Charles B. Strauber, North Canyon High School AZ - Tempe - Marilynn A. Ly, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Tucson - Lauren M. Peate, University High School AZ - Tucson - Olivia K. Rhoades, Catalina Foothills High School Arkansas AR - Fort Smith - Nicholas H. Schluterman, Southside High School AR - Little Rock - Noel R. Leon, Central High School AR - Little Rock - Gregor P. Nazarian, Central High School AR - Little Rock - Lawrence P. Watts, Central High School AR - North Little Rock - Natalie N. Greene, North Little Rock High School West AR - Searcy - Laura M. Giezeman, Searcy High School California *CA - Berkeley - L. Isaak Brown, Idyllwild Arts Academy CA - Castaic - Darren He, Valencia High School *CA - Dove Canyon - Erik A. Altemus, Orange County High School of the Arts CA - Fremont - Christopher G. Lin, Bellarmine College Preparatory CA - Fremont - Fabien M. Thayamballi, Mission San Jose High School CA - Irvine - Amit Arora, Northwood High School CA - Irvine - Olga V. Mandelshtam, University High School CA - Los Altos - Eleanor J. Birrell, Los Altos High School *CA - Los Angeles - Eliana V. Fuller, Harvard-Westlake School *CA - Los Angeles - Micah B. Levin, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences CA - Los Angeles - Ada N. Tso, Harvard-Westlake School CA - Moorpark - Vishay S. Nihalani, Moorpark High School CA - Moraga - Elise B. Schlissel, Campolindo High School CA - Mountain View - Larkin Elderon, Palo Alto Senior High School CA - Northridge - Alec V. Pezeshkian, Agbu Manoogian-Demirdjian School CA - Oak Park - Sabrina Chou, La Reina High School CA - Pasadena - Lauren T. Libaw, Polytechnic School CA - Ramona - Nancy H. Dougherty, Ramona High School CA - Rancho Mirage - Blair J. Greenwald, Palm Springs High School CA - Saratoga - Aman I. Kumar, Crystal Springs Uplands School CA - Saratoga - Lillian L. Tsay, Saratoga High School *CA - Sherman Oaks - Rachel E. Rosenstein-Sisson, Marlborough School CA - Tiburon - Joseph J. Armao, St. Ignatius College Prep CA - Whittier - Alexander J. Von Lockner, La Serna High School CA - Woodside - Collin N. Cronkite-Ratcliff, Menlo Atherton High School Colorado CO - Broomfield - Suguna P. Narayan, Thornton High School CO - Centennial - Steven G. Williams, Cherry Creek High School CO - Denver - Lindsay K. Miller, Denver School of the Arts CO - Denver - Lindsay A. Pietruszewski, East High School CO - Denver - Benjamin A. Temple, East High School CO - Denver - Alexander R. White, Kent Denver School *CO - Fort Collins - Joel C. Atella, Rocky Mountain High School CO - Golden - Irina D. Hardesty, Gilpin County R. E. I. High School CO - Greenwood Village - Michael J. Cardella, Phillips Academy CO - Lakewood - Ryan A. Weaver, Lakewood Senior High School *CO - Parker - Colin J. Stranahan, Denver School of the Arts Connecticut CT - Glastonbury - Daniel E. Rosenberg, Loomis Chaffee CT - Greenwich - Emily H. Lamont, Greenwich High School CT - Hamden - Charles G. Nathanson, Hamden High School CT - New London - Elina Nalibotski, The Williams School CT - Southington - Matthew J. Lucia, Southington High School CT - West Hartford - Jeffrey B. Kolovson, Hall High School CT - West Hartford - Laurie J. Lomask, Conard High School CT - Wethersfield - Caitlin M. Drake, Wethersfield High School Delaware DE - Hockessin - Stephen T. Biederman, Wilmington Christian School DE - Newark - Jacqueline S. Beverin, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Arun S. Hendi, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Wilmington - Caitlin J. Pierce, Tower Hill School DE - Wilmington - Natasha M. Platt, Concord High School DE - Wilmington - Gregory C. Sweeney, Charter School of Wilmington District of Columbia DC - Washington - Davide G. Carozza, School Without Walls DC - Washington - Cullen O. Macbeth, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - Elizabeth B. Miles, Holton-Arms School DC - Washington - Daniel R. Rasmussen, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - Kathryn A. Ray, Sidwell Friends School DC - Washington - Alice R. Sturm, Sidwell Friends School Florida *FL - Atlantic Beach - Leila W. Wagner, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts FL - Coral Gables - Jayanth S. Sridhar, Ransom Everglades School FL - Deerfield Beach - Gayle R. Linwood, Boca Raton Christian School FL - DeLand - Sarah E. Keesecker, The Culver Academies FL - Fort Lauderdale - Andrew L. Malcolm, Pine Crest School *FL - Gainesville - Candace A. Mitchell, Phillips Academy FL - Jacksonville - James C. Coggins, Bartram Trail High School FL - Jacksonville - Jessica L. Frey, Episcopal High School of Jacksonville *FL - Jacksonville - Amy L. McClendon, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts FL - Jacksonville - Melissa E. Plapp, The Bolles School *FL - Miami - Anne T. Blazejack, New World School of the Arts FL - Miami - Reshma Ramachandran, Coral Reef Senior High School *FL - Miami Beach - Marla R. Phelan, New World School of the Arts FL - North Miami Beach - Caitlin L. McAuliffe, Pine Crest School FL - Orlando - Kimberly A. Marshall, University High School FL - Palm Beach Garden - Tina M. Cardaci, Suncoast Community High School FL - Sea Ranch Lakes - Kyle A. Mahowald, Pine Crest School FL - Shalimar - Emily E. Wooton, Choctawhatchee High School FL - Tallahassee - Zhi Y. Luo, Lincoln High School FL - Tequesta - Benjamin E. Apple, The Benjamin School FL - Weston - Stephanie N. Simon, University School of Nova Southeastern University Georgia GA - Acworth - Sarang A. Shah, Campbell High School GA - Alpharetta - Melanie O. Rosenthal, Chattahoochee High School GA - Athens - Rebecca E. Corey, Clarke Central High School GA - Athens - Lawrence T. Li, Athens Academy GA - Atlanta - Chelsea A. Kolff, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Sarah B. Whelchel, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Sarah M. Yates, The Westminster Schools GA - Columbus - Brianna G. Veenstra, Columbus High School GA - Conyers - Taylor M. Papallo, Salem High School GA - Conyers - Jodie Z. Wu, Rockdale County High School GA - Dahlonega - Hannah K. Grimm, Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School GA - Duluth - Shuo Zhang, Duluth High School GA - Kennesaw - Grace Lu, The Walker School GA - Savannah - Gregory D. Howe, Savannah Country Day School Hawaii HI - Hilo - Kimberly E. Reinhold, St. Joseph's High School HI - Honolulu - Elise C. Anderson, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - Marisa T. Kirio, Iolani School *HI - Honolulu - Julia H. Ogilvie, Punahou School HI - Kailua - Antonio C. Baclig, Iolani School HI - Kaneohe - Ivy A. Lee, Iolani School HI - Wailuku - Christian S. Ling, Maui High School Idaho ID - Athol - Hannah L. Baker, St. Paul's School ID - Boise - Rachel A. Prusynski, Bishop Kelly High School ID - Boise - Katie E. Turner, Centennial High School ID - Driggs - Nathan W. Riggs, Teton High School ID - Idaho Falls - John T. Elias, Idaho Falls High School ID - Kimberly - William E. Griffith, Twin Falls High School Illinois IL - Athens - Margie A. Mathewson, Athens Community High School IL - Batavia - Matthew D. Russell, Phillips Exeter Academy IL - Belleville - Kelly A. Zalocusky, Belleville High School East IL - Champaign - Benjamin A. LeRoy, University of Illinois Laboratory High School *IL - Chicago - Marcella J. Capron, Loyola Academy IL - Chicago - Nicholas R. Scodro, Francis W. Parker School IL - Godfrey - Anna S. Hilgard, Alton High School IL - Lake Bluff - Elizabeth A. Karno, Lake Forest High School IL - Naperville - Michael J. Laures, Naperville Central High School IL - Naperville - Caitlin C. Sullivan, Benet Academy *IL - Northbrook - Rachel N. Kudo, Glenbrook North High School IL - Oak Park - Edgar P. Woznica, Fenwick High School IL - Orland Park - Grant E. Larsen, Amos Alonzo Stagg High School IL - Vernon Hills - Kristin A. Maiorano, Adlai E. Stevenson High School IL - Westmont - Durga Borkar, Hinsdale Township High School Central IL - Wilmette - Gregory A. Poulos, New Trier Township High School Indiana IN - Columbus - Nickolas A. Krabbenhoeft, Columbus East High School IN - Elkhart - Yin Ren, Elkhart Central High School IN - Fort Wayne - John A. Greco, Homestead High School IN - Fort Wayne - Andrea M. Listenberger, Canterbury School IN -