Semifinalists for the Presidential Scholars Program April 2012 [*] 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 - Auburn - Chloe S. Chaudhury, Auburn High School AL - Auburn - Pranjal B. Gupta, Auburn High School AL - Birmingham - Rakesh Goli, The Altamont School AL - Birmingham - Brooke A. Harwell, Mountain Brook High School AL - Cullman - Stats J. Hogeland, Cullman High School AL - Huntsville - Kristyn E. Wilson, Randolph School AL - Mountain Brook - Evan M. McCarty, Mountain Brook High School AL - Vestavia Hills - Megan E. Huntsinger, Baylor School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Rowan E. Kraft, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Anna C. Miller, Steller Secondary School AK - Anchorage - Thomas J. Troxel, West Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Jonathan R. Walther, A. J. Dimond High School AK - Fairbanks - Brigit M. Noon, West Valley High School AK - Ketchikan - Alec P. Pankow, Ketchikan High School Americans Abroad AE - APO - Mark C. Davis, Ramstein American High School AE - APO - Emma A. Murray, Patch American High School AE - APO - Micaela S. Young, Ramstein American High School AP - DPO - Tamar E. Ziff, American Overseas School Rome VI - Christiansted - Jake A. Barnwell, Deerfield Academy - Seoul - James Lim, Phillips Academy Arizona AZ - Chandler - Lisa M. Jones, Hamilton High School AZ - Chandler - Cyndia B. Yu, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Mesa - David R. Garner, Mountain View High School AZ - Paradise Valley - Daniela L. Radvak, Chaparral High School AZ - Phoenix - Riley M. Fitzgerald, Horizon Charter School AZ - Phoenix - Jeeyoung Sung, Desert Vista High School AZ - Scottsdale - Aaron Goodman, Chaparral High School AZ - Scottsdale - Nirali Patel, Notre Dame Preparatory High School AZ - Scottsdale - Douglas W. Wong, Notre Dame Preparatory High School AZ - Tucson - Katherine A. Wadman, Catalina Foothills High School Arkansas AR - Ashdown - Emily K. Hoover, Texas High School AR - Fayetteville - Austin C. Ross, Fayetteville High School East Campus AR - Hot Springs - James B. Tilley, Lake Hamilton High School AR - Jonesboro - Christian D. Williams, Valley View High School AR - Little Rock - Rebecca L. Berry, Central High School AR - Little Rock - Laura K. Hildebrand, Episcopal Collegiate School California CA - Aliso Viejo - Joshua D. Grossman, Aliso Niguel High School CA - Aliso Viejo - [ * ] Emma H. Townley-Smith, Orange County High School of the Arts CA - Atherton - Andrew S. Lim, Crystal Springs Uplands School CA - Beverly Hills - Priyanka Bagrodia, Harvard-Westlake School CA - Cupertino - Shubha S. Raghvendra, Saint Francis High School CA - Fairfield - [ * ] Michelle Ang, School of the Arts CA - Fremont - Nikhil A. Desai, Bellarmine College Preparatory CA - Fullerton - Joanne Lynn, Troy High School CA - Irvine - Johanna E. Lee, Irvine High School CA - Los Altos Hills - Justin T. Krasner-Karpen, Palo Alto Senior High School CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Mayumi Kanagawa, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences CA - Mill Valley - [ * ] Rieko Tsuchida, Tamalpais High School CA - Orange - [ * ] Bryn N. Watkins, El Modena High School CA - Palo Alto - Zezhou Liu, Palo Alto Senior High School CA - Palos Verdes Estates - [ * ] Kelsey J. Lee, Palos Verdes High School CA - Pleasanton - Annie Y. Wei, Foothill High School CA - Rancho Palos Verdes - [ * ] Norika Matsuyama, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School CA - Rancho Palos Verdes - David L. Wang, Palos Verdes Peninsula High School CA - Sacramento - Drew L. Robinett, Jesuit High School CA - San Diego - Priyanka K. Bisarya, Torrey Pines High School CA - San Diego - George J. Du, Westview High School CA - San Diego - Christine M. Li, Westview High School CA - San Diego - Thomas J. Ryan, Scripps Ranch High School CA - San Diego - Michelle Xie, Canyon Crest Academy CA - San Francisco - [ * ] Jacqueline R. Langelier, San Francisco University High School CA - San Francisco - [ * ] Kelsey L. Lauritano, School of the Arts CA - San Jose - Albert M. Li, Piedmont Hills High School CA - San Jose - Kathryn I. Siegel, Harker School CA - San Jose - [ * ] Laila M. Smith, Novato High School CA - San Ramon - Erica Y. Tsai, California High School CA - Santa Ana - [ * ] Christine V. Janumala, Orange County High School of the Arts CA - Santa Clara - Prag Batra, Harker School CA - Saratoga - Revanth S. Kosaraju, Harker School CA - Saratoga - Albert Y. Wu, Harker School CA - Westlake Village - Jason E. Flahie, Viewpoint School Colorado CO - Boulder - Sophie A. Harrington, Boulder High School CO - Centennial - Diane E. Schulze, Cherry Creek High School CO - Englewood - Robert J. Herbst, Cherry Creek High School CO - Englewood - Tae H. Kim, Cherry Creek High School CO - Englewood - Lindsey C. Weber, Cherry Creek High School CO - Englewood - Tong Yin, Cherry Creek High School CO - Highlands Ranch - Samantha B. Lichtin, Mountain Vista High School CO - Littleton - Bennett A. McIntosh, Heritage High School CO - Longmont - Ryan M. Carson, Silver Creek High School CO - Niwot - Madeline C. Jalbert, Niwot High School CO - Niwot - Brian A. Litchfield, The Alexander Dawson School CO - Superior - Cissy Chen, Fairview High School Connecticut CT - Fairfield - [ * ] Alex P. Beyer, Fairfield High School CT - Glastonbury - Preeti Srinivasan, Glastonbury High School CT - Guilford - Russell C. Bogue, Choate Rosemary Hall CT - New Canaan - Jackson T. Busch, New Canaan High School CT - Riverside - Warren Z. Bein, Greenwich High School CT - South Windsor - [ * ] Sirena Huang, Loomis Chaffee CT - Stamford - Jayant A. Rao, Stamford High School CT - Stamford - Diane X. Yang, Stamford High School CT - West Hartford - Regan C. Considine, Hall High School CT - Wilton - Mohsin E. Jawed, Wilton High School Delaware DE - Dover - Pratyusha Gupta, Caesar Rodney Senior High School DE - Hockessin - Alan Y. Wang, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Hockessin - Linda M. Wang, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Middletown - Davison L. Hammond, Saint Andrew's School DE - Newark - Lena A. Barrett, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Claire Y. Yang, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Wilmington - Gina M. Wong, Charter School of Wilmington District of Columbia DC - Washington - Eve S. Barnett, Maret School DC - Washington - James F. Cohan, Maret School DC - Washington - Vadim A. Medish, St. Alban's School DC - Washington - Erin H. O'Brien, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School DC - Washington - Julia F. Peck, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School DC - Washington - Isaac M. Stanley-Becker, Georgetown Day School Florida FL - Aventura - Alejandro A. Krauskopf, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School FL - Boca Raton - Michael J. Klionsky, Atlantic Community High School FL - Coral Gables - Amanda R. Roberts, Ransom Everglades School FL - Cutler Bay - [ * ] Kelley A. Kessell, New World School of the Arts FL - Ft. Lauderdale - Jaime R. Halberstam, Pine Crest School FL - Gainesville - Safa Kaleem, Eastside High School FL - Merritt Island - Clement Li, Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School FL - Miami - Adee D. David, Miami Palmetto Senior High School FL - Miami - Megan A. Renshaw, Ransom Everglades School FL - Miami - [ * ] Jessica Suhr, New World School of the Arts FL - Ocoee - Samuel F. Savitz, Trinity Preparatory School FL - Ormond Beach - Zoe M. Volenec, Spruce Creek High School FL - Oviedo - Nauman Javed, Seminole High School FL - Palm Beach Gardens - Rachel S. Anderson, Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL - Pembroke Pines - [ * ] Antonio O. Madruga, New World School of the Arts FL - Ponte Vedra - Katelyn F. Norton, Ponte Vedra High School FL - Sarasota - Anthony V. Grebe, Pine View School FL - Tallahassee - Jasper S. Brey, Maclay School FL - West Palm Beach - Sarah A. Baldinger, Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL - Weston - Michael M. Deng, American Heritage Sch Plantatn FL - Weston - Zachary D. Koerbel, Pine Crest School FL - Weston - Whitney A. Sikes, Cypress Bay High School FL - Winter Park - Harry T. Pham, Trinity Preparatory School Georgia GA - Alpharetta - Manasa R. Bhatta, Chattahoochee High School GA - Atlanta - Mark R. Heneine, Chamblee High School GA - Atlanta - Todd E. Jones, Holy Spirit Preparatory School GA - Atlanta - Margot K. Taylor, The Westminster Schools GA - College Park - [ * ] Adrianna C. Jackson, Tri-Cities High School GA - Cumming - Paul R. Enger, West Forsyth High School GA - Duluth - Andrew Alin, Norcross High School GA - Duluth - Ji Cheng Hsieh, Northview High School GA - Fairburn - [ * ] Wonza Johnson, South Carolina Governor's School for Arts & Humanities GA - Johns Creek - Diana J. Wang, Northview High School GA - Lawrenceville - Katherine J. Siegel, Collins Hill High School GA - Marietta - Blake M. Hauser, The Westminster Schools GA - Marietta - Esther H. Kim, George Walton High School GA - Marietta - Lisa Wang, George Walton High School GA - Richmond Hill - Caleb A. Ingram, Richmond Hill High School GA - Rising Fawn - Tyler S. Blackmon, Baylor School GA - Suwanee - Sitan Chen, Northview High School GA - Suwanee - Rebecca Y. Kim, North Gwinnett High School Hawaii HI - Aiea - Travis Le, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - James T. Ha, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - Emily E. Hamblet, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - Iris Kuo, Iolani School HI - Honolulu - Kimiko M. Matsuda-Lawrence, University Laboratory School HI - Kamuela - Kyle Y. Matsuda, Hawaii Preparatory Academy Idaho ID - Boise - Lindsey Kirkham, Centennial High School ID -