Four Bellaire High School seniors have been selected as U.S. Presidential Scholar candidates, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students.
Five HISD students were identified for the academic component of the program based on having scored exceptionally well on the SAT or the ACT.
HISD’s Presidential Scholar nominees are Emma Breen, Walter Chang, Jeff Fang and Ruoxi Yu from Bellaire High School and Christina Fong from Carnegie Vanguard High School.
The five are among 2,600 candidates from the across the Unites States who must now submit a variety of application materials including essays, self-assessments, secondary school reports and transcripts.
In April, the Commission on Presidential Scholars will pick 500 semi-finalists. In May, the commission will review the semi-finalists and select up to 121 academic scholars and up to 20 arts scholars. These graduating seniors will be chosen as U.S. Presidential Scholars.
Scholars are chosen on the basis of their accomplishments in many areas including academic and artistic success, leadership, and involvement in school and the community.
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 by executive order to recognize some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating high-school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts.
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