20 Lake Washington Students Nominated As US Presidental Scholars

Redmond WA

14 February, 2022

6:36 PM

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REDMOND, WA — Nearly two dozen seniors from five Lake Washington high schools were recently nominated as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation's top scholastic honors. According to the district, 20 Lake Washington students are part of this year's nominees, which includes 100 students across the state and roughly 4,000 around the United States. Students qualify for selection based on their SAT and ACT performance, followed by a committee review of students' academic records, leadership skills, extracurricular activities and essay submissions. The Commission on Presidential Scholars is scheduled to select 650 candidates to move forward as semifinalists in April, with up to 161 making the final cut as Presidential Scholars ahead of a June ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Here are the Lake Washington students who are candidates for this year's honors: Simran Bagaria – Eastlake High SchoolAyana Bharadwaj – Eastlake High SchoolJay A. Dharmadhikari – Redmond High SchoolRon Dubinsky – Juanita High SchoolShivank Dutt – Nikola Tesla Stem High SchoolEli A. Friedman – Redmond High SchoolDavid Z. Gershnik – Redmond High SchoolMedhya Goel – Eastlake High SchoolAudrey Gruian – Eastlake High SchoolAagney H. Iyer – Juanita High SchoolRohan A. Iyer – Nikola Tesla Stem High SchoolRonak Jaisalmeria – Redmond High SchoolHelena A. Kaikkonen – Lake Washington High SchoolAna A. Letca – Redmond High SchoolNathania E. Lim – International Community SchoolConan A. Lu – Redmond High SchoolNimeesh M. Mahajan – Redmond High SchoolNatasha S. Murugan – Eastlake High SchoolHila Tor – Eastlake High SchoolChristine Ye – Eastlake High SchoolLearn more about the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program on the Department of Education's website.