Encinitas Student Is Candidate For Presidential Scholars Program

Encinitas CA

12 February, 2021

4:40 PM

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ENCINITAS, CA — Forty-one students in San Diego County are in the running for the distinguished 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, including Emily Liang, who attends San Dieguito High School Academy in Encinitas. These are the San Diego area students in the running: Jivan D. Achar, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyEvan J. Asakawa, Poway - Poway High SchoolCatrina L. Brunkow, San Diego - River Valley High SchoolRichard Q. Chao, La Jolla - La Jolla High SchoolClaire D. Chung, San Diego - Rancho Bernardo High SchoolAditi Dutta, San Diego - Scripps Ranch High SchoolMichael Effie Jr., El Cajon - Unknown High SchoolDaniel E. Elconin, San Diego - Unknown High SchoolJessie L. Gan, San Diego - Unknown High SchoolArjun P. Ghoshal, San Diego - Del Norte High SchoolDavid L. He, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyNomi Heidari-Bateni, San Diego - Rancho Bernardo High SchoolSaeji Hong, San Diego - Torrey Pines High SchoolCadence L. Hsu, San Diego - Torrey Pines High SchoolAndrew S. Jia, San Diego - Westview High SchoolJasmine T. Jungreis, San Diego - Torrey Pines High SchoolOmkaar Kulkarni, San Diego - Del Norte High SchoolHeidi Q. Lau, San Diego - Westview High SchoolAustin M. Li, San Diego - Westview High SchoolEmily Liang, Encinitas - San Dieguito High School Academy Lucas H. Liu, San Diego - Torrey Pines High SchoolSyon Z. Mansur, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyAditya A. Mavalankar, San Diego - Rancho Bernardo High SchoolNicholas O. Pai, San Diego - Francis W. Parker SchoolEric M. Pan, San Diego - The Bishop's SchoolKevin Park, La Jolla – La Jolla High SchoolRavi Pathak, Carlsbad - Carlsbad High SchoolGrant C. Pauker, La Jolla - La Jolla High SchoolJeremy A. Potter, San Diego - Helix High SchoolEvan T. Ren, San Diego - The Bishop's SchoolBrian H. Slonim, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyEmily Tianshi, San Diego - Unknown High SchoolJeffrey G. Wang, San Diego - The Bishop's SchoolSkyler E. Williams, Del Mar - Canyon Crest AcademyAlexis J. Wu, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyMichael Wu, San Diego - Westview High SchoolSophie Wu, San Diego - Canyon Crest Academy Sunny Xiao, San Diego - Canyon Crest AcademyJoshua Z. You, San Diego - Del Norte High SchoolAllen Zhang, San Diego - Westview High SchoolCynthia Zhang, San Diego - Del Norte High SchoolThe program was established by an executive order from former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, according to a news release from the U.S. Presidential Scholars Office. It recognizes accomplished high school seniors for their efforts. Students are variously honored for their accomplishments in the arts, career and technical fields, and more broadly, academic achievement. Panelists will review applications from the 4,500 candidates in early April and select 600 semifinalists. Finalists will be named in May. Up to 161 students are named as U.S. Presidential Scholars each year. More than 7,500 U.S. Presidential Scholars have been recognized since the program's inception. See the full list of candidates here.