Semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program April 2014 [*] An asterisk indicates a Semifinalist for Presidential Scholar in the Arts. Semifinalists are grouped by their legal place of residence; the state abbreviation listed, if different, may indicate where the semifinalist attends school. Alabama AL - Birmingham - Emily A. Polhill, The Altamont School AL - Cullman - Leigh M. Braswell, Phillips Exeter Academy AL - Hoover - Xianming Li, Hoover High School AL - Huntsville - Willie D. Caraway, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Huntsville - Animesh Mahapatra, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Madison - Daniel D. Lang, Bob Jones High School AL - Montgomery - Mimi Chung, Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School AL - Vestavia - Siyin Han, Vestavia Hills High School AL - Vestavia - Silin Li, Vestavia Hills High School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Sawyer Birnbaum, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Mariah J. Savoie, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Eli N. Shayer, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Kristin M. Winkle, Grace Christian School AK - Chugiak - Sijo Smith, Chugiak High School AK - Homer - John C. Walsworth, Homer High School Americans Abroad AA - Tokyo - Thomas H. Clark, Phillips Exeter Academy GU - Tamuning - Kevin K. Cho, Harvest Christian Academy AP - APO - John M. Sholar, Kwajalein Junior-Senior High School AP - Dpo - Natasha J. Torrens, International School of Beijing VI - St Thomas - Kayla A. Clendinen, The Peter Gruber International Academy VI - St Thomas - Taylor G. Ladd, Antilles School Arizona AZ - Chandler - [ * ] Anna W. Han, Arizona Virtual Academy AZ - Chandler - Chenghui Sun, Mesquite High School AZ - Flagstaff - [ * ] Kresley Figueroa, Flagstaff High School AZ - Gilbert - Summer K. Kim, Mesquite High School AZ - Paradise Valley - Maha Ahmed, Xavier College Preparatory AZ - Phoenix - Rajeev K. Parvathala, Desert Vista High School AZ - Scottsdale - Sarah A. Sakha, Xavier College Preparatory AZ - Scottsdale - Rajet Vatsa, Brophy College Preparatory AZ - Tucson - Kelsey M. Barter, University High School AZ - Tucson - Kali M. Cornn, Catalina Foothills High School Arkansas AR - Jonesboro - Yeongwoo Hwang, Arkansas School for Mathematics & Sciences AR - Little Rock - Abhilasha Gokulan, Central High School AR - Little Rock - Esther C. Park, Central High School AR - Little Rock - Kaitlyn E. Perreault, Central High School AR - Little Rock - William B. Stewart, Parkview Arts & Science Magnet High School AR - Little Rock - Alexander Zhang, Central High School California CA - Cupertino - Nishant Jain, Monta Vista High School CA - Dublin - Christine Xu, Amador Valley High School CA - Folsom - Lukas F. Novak, Folsom High School CA - Foothill Ranch - Pranay Kumar, Trabuco Hills High School CA - Glendale - [ * ] Gabriela F. Campo, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts CA - Hemet - Ramakrishnan Kumaran, Dehesa Charter School CA - Irvine - Staphany Hou, University High School CA - Irvine - Kevin K. Lee, University High School CA - Los Altos - Kate Park, Menlo School CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Angela T. Francis, Bishop Montgomery High School CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Madeleine S. Kirgo, Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and P CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Nicholas A. Podany, Brentwood School CA - Los Angeles - Stefano Rumi, Los Angls Ctr Enrchd Stds CA - Palo Alto - Charles X. Liu, Henry M. Gunn High School CA - Pasadena - [ * ] Stephen S. Boyer, La Salle High School CA - Pleasanton - [ * ] Annie Wu, Foothill High School CA - San Diego - Eric S. Chen, Canyon Crest Academy CA - San Diego - Catherine Wu, Canyon Crest Academy CA - San Diego - Alice Z. Xie, Canyon Crest Academy CA - San Jose - Jessica A. Lin, Leigh High School CA - San Jose - Anna T. Thomas, Presentation High School CA - Santa Ana - [ * ] Antonia S. Silva, Orange County High School of the Arts CA - Santa Clarita - William Oh, Golden Valley High School CA - Saratoga - Maya L. Srinivasan, Saratoga High School CA - South Pasadena - Michael Ruan, South Pasadena High School CA - Thousand Oaks - Alexander Loh, Westlake High School CA - Thousand Oaks - Kevin C. Ye, Westlake High School CA - Thousand Oaks - Cynthia L. Yin, Westlake High School CA - Tracy - Aditya D. Gupta, Tracy Joint Union High School CA - Ventura - Ryanne K. Bamieh, La Reina High School CA - Yorba Linda - Allison W. Cheung, Fairmont High School Colorado CO - Boulder - Bryce K. Anderson-Gregson, Boulder High School CO - Boulder - Arianna D. Benson, Fairview High School CO - Boulder - Eliza H. Cornell, Boulder High School CO - Centennial - Marc W. Thomson, Heritage High School CO - Fort Collins - Sanjukta Santra, Fossil Ridge High School CO - Fort Collins - Siyu Wu, Poudre High School CO - Littleton - Erik C. Gentile, Heritage High School CO - Littleton - Joseph A. Redmond, Arapahoe High School CO - Loveland - Clara R. Houghteling, Loveland High School CO - Superior - Michael Z. Chen, Fairview High School Connecticut CT - Cheshire - Aohan Dang, Cheshire High School CT - Fairfield - Mark R. Whittaker, Greens Farms Academy CT - Guilford - Richard May, Choate Rosemary Hall CT - Ridgefield - Nicholas G. Esemplare, Ridgefield High School CT - Riverside - Jacqueline L. Bein, Greenwich High School CT - Stamford - Sophia E, Lawrenceville School CT - West Hartford - [ * ] Thomas A. Doelger, Hall High School CT - West Hartford - Marisa C. Mitrano, Hall High School CT - Woodbridge - Jeremy L. Wolin, Amity Regional Senior High School Delaware DE - Hockessin - Martin J. Kurian, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Mrugesh A. Dave, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Christine M. Fu, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Abhishek D. Rao, Caravel Academy DE - Newark - Regina C. Reynolds, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Wilmington - Josephine F. Chu, Tower Hill School DE - Wilmington - [ * ] Benjamin J. Walker, Cab Calloway School of the Arts High School District of Columbia DC - Washington - Samuel H. Danello, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - Raphael E. Hviding, Washington International School DC - Washington - Harper R. Loonsk, Georgetown Day School DC - Washington - Connor R. Roth, The Hotchkiss School DC - Washington - Natasha S. Turkmani, National Cathedral School DC - Washington - Emily L. Vogt, Georgetown Day School Florida FL - Boca Raton - Dylan J. Cahill, Americang Heritage School Boca/Delray FL - Boca Raton - Montita Sowapark, Boca Raton Community High School FL - Captiva - Ty Christoff-Tempesta, Fort Myers High School FL - Coral Gables - Alexa S. Kalandiak, Ransom Everglades School FL - Coral Gables - Isabel M. O'Sullivan, Ransom Everglades School FL - Coral Gables - Julia M. Telischi, Ransom Everglades School FL - Coral Springs - [ * ] Connor D. Yockus, The North Broward Preparatory Schools FL - Davie - Grant G. Black, St. Thomas Aquinas High School FL - Gainesville - Kevin Z. Huang, Buchholz High School FL - Gainesville - Celia Y. Zhang, Eastside High School FL - Jacksonville - Ryan M. Shih, Stanton College Preparatory School FL - Lake Worth - [ * ] Isabella T. Pezzulo, Alexander W Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL - Maitland - Samuel E. Brenner, Seminole High School FL - Miami - Sanchit Bhattacharjee, John A. Ferguson High School FL - Miami - [ * ] Paloma Izquierdo, Design & Architecture Senior High School FL - Parkland - Andrew J. Robertson, American Heritage Sch Plantatn FL - Saint Petersburg - Emily F. McMullen, Canterbury School Of Florida FL - Southwest Ranches - [ * ] Lance I. Oppenheim, Pine Crest School FL - Tampa - Anurag R. Baddam, C. Leon King High School FL - Tampa - Kevin J. Mutchnick, T R Robinson High School FL - Tampa - Haoqing Wang, C. Leon King High School FL - Venice - Carly E. Grimes, Pine View School FL - Winter Park - Ryan Hopkins, Trinity Preparatory School FL - Winter Springs - Saurabh Sudesh, Seminole High School Georgia GA - Acworth - Anirudh K. Udutha, Wheeler High School GA - Atlanta - Charles R. Fahs, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Maya L. Grimes, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Alexandra M. Smith, The Westminster Schools GA - Atlanta - Margaret J. Wellborn, The Westminster Schools GA - Duluth - William H. Jin, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology GA - Duluth - Sathvik R. Namburar, Woodward Academy GA - Johns Creek - Yash Chandramouli, Northview High School GA - Lawrenceville - Adarsh Suresh, Brookwood High School GA - Lilburn - Aprotim C. Bhowmik, Parkview High School GA - Marietta - Edward S. Park, George Walton High School GA - Milton - Meghana R. Nallajerla, Milton High School GA - Newnan - Yehong Zhu, East Coweta High School GA - Norcross - Mark Wang, Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology GA - Suwanee - Justin J. Choi, Duluth High School GA - Woodstock - Rachel M. Steppe, Woodstock High School Hawaii HI - Honolulu - Spencer H. Kiehm, Iolani School HI - Kahului - Trent M. Hori, Maui High School HI - Kailua - Matthew R. Beattie-Callahan, Iolani School HI - Kailua-Kona - Lysha M. Matsunobu, Parker School HI - Mililani - Viola Mocz, Mililani High School HI - Waipahu - Nicole A. Fernandez, Radford High School Idaho ID - Boise - Patrick O'Neil, Boise High School ID - Boise - Yoon Ji Ra, Boise High School ID - Boise - Dominick L. Shirley, Bishop Kelly High School ID - Dalton Gardens - William L. Fredericks, Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy ID - Rathdrum - Kyle T. Roth, Coeur D'Alene Charter Academy ID - Twin Falls - Rachel L. Bowyer, Twin Falls High School Illinois IL - Bloomington - Alexander C. Su, University High School IL - Champaign - Gloria N. Ha, University