Presidential Scholars Program Semifinalists April 2010 Semifinalists are grouped by their legal place of residence. [ * ] An asterisk indicates a Presidential Scholar in the Arts Semifinalist. Alabama AL - Birmingham - Gary K. Gray, Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School AL - Birmingham - Michelle Y. Luo, Indian Springs School AL - Birmingham - Elizabeth W. Reiser, Briarwood Christian High School AL - Huntsville - Kasey R. Hill, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Huntsville - Eric M. Turner, Randolph School AL - Huntsville - [ * ] Crystal R. Vanrell, Virgil I. Grissom High School AL - Montgomery - William T. Davis, Montgomery Academy AL - Pike Road - Amy C. Shannon, Saint James School AL - Tuscaloosa - Philip C. Dishuck, Holy Spirit High School Alaska AK - Anchorage - Madeleine C. Bulkow, Robert Service High School AK - Anchorage - Tyler D. Denman, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Alexander M. Krolick, South Anchorage High School AK - Anchorage - Terra D. Laughton, West Anchorage High School AK - Eagle River - Katrina M. Hall, Eagle River High School AK - Juneau - Chelsea M. Speegle, Juneau-Douglas High School Americans Abroad AE - APO - Darren P. Eldredge, Vilseck High School AE - APO - Morgan S. Russell, Cairo American College AE - APO - Paul K. Westland, Brussels American High School AE - APO - Nathaniel Wickham, H. H. Arnold High School China - Shanghai - Adele F. Xu, St. Paul's School Taiwan - Taipei - Michelle A. Lee, St. Paul's School Arizona AZ - Phoenix - Kiefer J. Forseth, Brophy College Preparatory AZ - Scottsdale - Alexa E. Magee, Horizon High School AZ - Scottsdale - Morgan E. Whitaker, Desert Mountain High School AZ - Tempe - Achyut Patil, Corona del Sol High School AZ - Tucson - Daniel P. Fried, University High School AZ - Tucson - Amanda R. Liu, Saint Gregory College Preparatory School Arkansas AR - Austin - Emily E. Foltz, Cabot High School AR - Cabot - Grace E. Coggins, Cabot High School AR - Fayetteville - Yibo Jia, Fayetteville High School East Campus AR - Hot Springs - Ann Xu, Arkansas School for Mathematics & Sciences AR - Huntsville - Aidan M. Baker, Huntsville High School AR - Springdale - Christopher A. Bayles, Har-Ber High School California CA - Cameron Park - Morgan E. Henry, Saint Francis High School CA - Cerritos - Anjlie A. Gupta, Whitney High School CA - Compton - [ * ] Charlotte E. Williams, Los Angeles County High School for the Arts CA - Coronado - [ * ] Michael A. Silberblatt, Coronado High School CA - Cupertino - Alex L. Han, Harker School CA - Cupertino - Jesse H. Yoon, Bellarmine College Preparatory CA - Encino - Mason F. Kroll, Milken Community High School CA - Fremont - Mukul Murthy, Saint Francis High School CA - Fremont - Pooja K. Shah, Irvington High School CA - Granada Hills - Neal P. Cotter, Chaminade College Preparatory CA - Los Altos - Sonya R. Huang, Harker School CA - Los Altos - Paige D. Logan, Los Altos High School CA - Los Altos - Kevin R. McKee, Mountain View High School CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Teira N. Church, Alexander Hamilton High School Complex CA - Los Angeles - Gabriel T. Goldberg, Oakwood School CA - Los Angeles - Michael M. Han, Van Nuys High School CA - Los Angeles - [ * ] Sean M. Plumb, Loyola High School CA - Northridge - Joseph C. Tsai, North Hollywood High School CA - Palo Alto - [ * ] Stella F. Chen, Palo Alto Senior High School CA - Pebble Beach - Alexander P. Welton, Robert L Stevenson School CA - San Anselmo - [ * ] Michael L. Beuttler, Sir Francis Drake High School CA - San Diego - Keerthi Reddy, Francis W. Parker School CA - San Diego - Anna K. Simpson, Patrick Henry High School CA - San Diego - Christopher K. Wu, Torrey Pines High School CA - San Jose - Alan Chang, Piedmont Hills High School CA - San Jose - Josh W. Chen, Evergreen Valley High School CA - San Marino - Estelle S. Chae, San Marino High School CA - Saratoga - Brandon Araki, Harker School CA - Sherman Oaks - Victoria S. Turner, North Hollywood High School CA - Yorba Linda - Charles Z. Liu, Webb School Of California Colorado CO - Aspen - Elizabeth R. Hutton, Shining Mountain Waldorf School CO - Aurora - Katherine S. Horvath, St. Mary's Academy High School CO - Castle Rock - [ * ] Erica E. Vlahinos, Douglas County High School CO - Colorado Springs - Preston G. So, Air Academy High School CO - Denver - Andrew M. Kamel, Kent Denver School CO - Denver - Thomas D. Roberts, Arapahoe High School CO - Englewood - Andrew G. Fleming, Cherry Creek High School CO - Golden - Wendy S. Zeng, Lakewood Senior High School CO - Littleton - Danielle E. Bromberg, Kent Denver School CO - Littleton - [ * ] Katherine E. Drinkard, Thunderridge High School CO - Longmont - Kevin T. Wittenberg, Niwot High School CO - Louisville - Daniel C. Webb, Monarch High School CO - Monument - Margaret I. Koehler, Lewis Palmer High School CO - Parker - Emily C. Marso, Chaparral High School Connecticut CT - Cos Cob - Samuel G. Ruchman, Brunswick School CT - Greenwich - Connor E. Grealy, Greenwich High School Clark CT - Guilford - Evan A. Brown, Guilford High School CT - Killingworth - Jane E. McGuinness, Mercy High School CT - Ridgefield - Collin M. Berger, Ridgefield High School CT - Southbury - Jenny Lu, Pomperaug Regional High School CT - Stamford - Marissa C. Friedman, Westhill High School CT - Wilton - Sarah H. Gustafson, Wilton High School Delaware DE - Hockessin - Allison D. Rose, The Tatnall School, Inc. DE - Middletown - Benjamin J. Wainwright, Saint Andrew's School DE - Newark - Dhanush P. Hoskere, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Newark - Emily P. Yang, Charter School of Wilmington DE - Wilmington - Haley H. Hirzel, Mt. Pleasant High School DE - Wilmington - Daniel A. Sullivan, Salesianum School District of Columbia DC - Washington - Rebecca S. Balton, Georgetown Day School DC - Washington - Nicole A. Cacozza, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School DC - Washington - Brian M. Collopy, Gonzaga College High School DC - Washington - Benjamin W. Horkley, Woodrow Wilson Senior High School DC - Washington - Paul Wasserman, Maret School DC - Washington - Emily W. Weiswasser, National Cathedral School Florida FL - Boca Raton - Mike Qian, Atlantic Community High School FL - Cooper City - Lauren M. Guiteras, St. Thomas Aquinas High School FL - Coral Gables - Julian B. Helguero-Kelley, Ransom Everglades School FL - Coral Gables - Andrew A. Roberts, Ransom Everglades School FL - Coral Gables - [ * ] Gregory C. Zelek, New World School of the Arts FL - Coral Springs - AnnMarie K. Rodriguez, St. Thomas Aquinas High School FL - Davie - Victoria L. DeLeo, Archbishop Edward A. McCarthy High School FL - Fort Pierce - Eric S. Willett, Saint Edward's School FL - Gainesville - James Y. Tan, Buchholz High School FL - Gainesville - Lucy Q. Zhong, Buchholz High School FL - Jupiter - [ * ] Kristina L. Bentz, The Benjamin School FL - Lake Worth - [ * ] Harrison B. Tyler, Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL - Longwood - Caitlin M. Pequignot, Lake Brantley High School FL - Miami - Ethan T. Addicott, Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School FL - Miami - [ * ] Lauren M. Cahill, Design & Architecture Senior High School FL - Miami - [ * ] David Harrison, Design & Architecture Senior High School FL - Miami - [ * ] Gabriel Lopez, New World School of the Arts FL - Miami Beach - [ * ] Keith R. Clougherty, Design & Architecture Senior High School FL - Miami Shores - [ * ] Kiera M. Daley, St. Thomas Aquinas High School FL - Naples - Sacha I. Samotin, Community School of Naples FL - Ocoee - [ * ] Amanda K. Vercamen, Ocoee High School FL - Orange Park - [ * ] Amber L. Cresgy, Douglas Anderson School of the Arts FL - Orlando - Brooke M. Griffin, Dr. Phillips High School FL - Palm Bay - Tyler C. Laprade, Palm Bay High School FL - Sarasota - Elizabeth Hannah, Pine View School FL - St. Petersburg - [ * ] Blaine A. Krauss, Gibbs Senior High School FL - Tallahassee - Patrick G. Mangan, John Paul II Catholic High School FL - Tallahassee - Avril V. Pitter, Lawton Chiles High School FL - West Palm Beach - Nina G. Laufbahn, Dreyfoos School of the Arts FL - Weston - Giuliana B. Berry, Cypress Bay High School FL - Winter Park - Glenn H. Rivkees, Winter Park High School Georgia GA - Alpharetta - Prithvi Prabahar, Northview High School GA - Athens - Clara M. Nibbelink, Cedar Shoals High School GA - Atlanta - Julia P. Smith, The Westminster Schools GA - Decatur - Michelle E. Chang, The Paideia School GA - Duluth - Ross C. Beppler, Northview High School GA - Evans - John D. Klement, Greenbrier High School GA - Lilburn - My Ngoc C. To, Parkview High School GA - Lilburn - Lucy J. Xu, Parkview High School GA - Marietta - Nisha R. Bhat, Campbell High School GA - Marietta - Tanmayi S. Pai, Campbell High School GA - Marietta - [ * ] Alexander S. Vollmer, Pebblebrook High School GA - McDonough - Brian V. Pogioli, Ola High School GA - Milton - Bhanu S. Kumar, Milton High School GA - Milton - Samhita Noone, Milton High School GA - Roswell - Stephen E. Lago, Blessed Trinity Catholic High School GA - Snellville - Matthew G. Faulkner, Shiloh High School GA - Suwanee - Rachel C. Sellers, South Forsyth High School Hawaii HI - Haiku - Lauren E. Clark, Seabury Hall HI - Hilo - Nolan M. Kamitaki, Waiakea High School HI - Honolulu - Kathryn M. Lau, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - Eric J. Liaw, Punahou School HI - Honolulu - Caitlin E. Mori, Sacred Hearts Academy High School HI - Honolulu - George H. Tang, Punahou School Idaho ID - Boise - Allison H. Bryant, Bishop Kelly High School ID - Eagle - Karl T. Schutz, Bishop Kelly High School ID - Idaho Falls - Shaughnessy B. Brown,