Also - students having the same test score as number 20 are included

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand this. I thought it was supposed to be the top 20 male and top 20 female SAT scores in the state, but there are 101 names on the Virginia list.

I think more populous states get to add some more names so the total is roughly 2,500 to 3,000 per year.

I don't understand this. I thought it was supposed to be the top 20 male and top 20 female SAT scores in the state, but there are 101 names on the Virginia list.

(Sorry, Yorktown booster! snicker, snicker)

Anonymous wrote:Parents working it.

Really? The parents took the SATs and ACTs for their kids?

Parents working it.

Not a scholarship - Selected kids get a paid trip to DC to meet with VIPs and get lauded.

Candidates are the highest scoring males and females in the SAT/ACT in each state who chose to share their scores, so these are kids with almost perfect test scores. Then they have to apply based on their academic records.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations to the students. FYI, in terms of local publics:

TJHSST: 36
McLean: 4
Woodson: 4
Herndon: 3
Oakton: 3
Potomac Falls: 2
West Potomac: 2
Washington-Lee: 2
Westfield: 2
Chantilly: 1
George Mason: 1
Langley: 1
South Lakes: 1
TC Williams: 1

Only 1 from Langley?

I'd bet there are always a lot of VA nominees from TJ and that the number from other schools bounces around from year to year. Yes, only one from Langley this year, and none from Yorktown, Madison or Marshall.

Anonymous wrote:Congratulations to the students. FYI, in terms of local publics:

TJHSST: 36
McLean: 4
Woodson: 4
Herndon: 3
Oakton: 3
Potomac Falls: 2
West Potomac: 2
Washington-Lee: 2
Westfield: 2
Chantilly: 1
George Mason: 1
Langley: 1
South Lakes: 1
TC Williams: 1

Only 1 from Langley?

Anonymous wrote:What does this mean?

It's a scholarship competition.

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/select.html

The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our 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. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.

Congratulations to the students. FYI, in terms of local publics:

TJHSST: 36
McLean: 4
Woodson: 4
Herndon: 3
Oakton: 3
Potomac Falls: 2
West Potomac: 2
Washington-Lee: 2
Westfield: 2
Chantilly: 1
George Mason: 1
Langley: 1
South Lakes: 1
TC Williams: 1

What does this mean?

Congratulations to all of the candidates!

2015 Presidential Scholar Nominees: Northern Virginia

VA - Alexandria - Malik S. Jabati, Groton School
VA - Alexandria - Samuel E. James, West Potomac High School
VA - Alexandria - Shana I. Merker, West Potomac High School
VA - Alexandria - Benjamin D. Thomas, T C Williams High School
VA - Alexandria - Lily B. Wittle, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Annandale - Cameron Bissen, W. T. Woodson High School
VA - Annandale - Grace S. Liu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Annandale - Ranjani Parthasarathy, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Arlington - Daniel Cannon, Heights School
VA - Arlington - Nolan M. Kataoka, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Arlington - Theodore P. Mendez, The Potomac School
VA - Arlington - Quinn T. Montante, Washington Lee High School
VA - Arlington - Zane M. Rossi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Arlington - Claire Spaulding, Washington Lee High School
VA - Ashburn - Lily Chaw, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Ashburn - Anshula Gandhi, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Ashburn - Shreyas Garg, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Ashburn - Austin H. Ly, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Ashburn - Sudhamsh R. Tippireddy, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Centreville - Sreya Atluri, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Centreville - John M. Pace, Westfield High School
VA - Centreville - Connor H. Parsons, Westfield High School
VA - Centreville - Jessica K. Wu, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Dale City - Justin Yum, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Fairfax - Jacob S. Benheim, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Fairfax - Noemi Glaeser, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Fairfax - Thomas A. Holtslander, W. T. Woodson High School
VA - Fairfax - Lucas S. Lin, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Fairfax - Andrew W. Lokay, Oakton High School
VA - Fairfax - Christopher K. Stephens, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Fairfax - Ellis S. Tsung, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Fairfax - Kimberly C. Wood, W. T. Woodson High School
VA - Fairfax Station - Jacob R. Nelson, W.T. Woodson High School
VA - Falls Church - Charlene R. Franke, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Falls Church - Hannah P. Gaudet, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Falls Church - Chad J. Munger, Stanford Univ EPGY Online High School
VA - Falls Church - Didi S. Park, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Falls Church - William G. Stubbs, George Mason High School
VA - Falls Church - Joshua G. Tarplin, The Potomac School
VA - Great Falls - Cameron S. Davis, Langley High School
VA - Herndon - Brady N. Krauser, Herndon High School
VA - Herndon - Matthew D. Savage, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Herndon - Charlie T. Shen, Herndon High School
VA - Herndon - Catherine H. Sun, Oakton High School
VA - Herndon - Sahana R. Thirumazhusai, South Lakes High School
VA - Herndon - Enxin Wan, Flint Hill School
VA - Herndon - Benjamin T. Wang, Oakton High School
VA - Leesburg - Deepanshu Singh, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - McLean - Timothy S. Cha, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - McLean - Hanna C. Hatanpaa, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - McLean - Winston R. Ou, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - McLean - Emma S. Paquette, McLean High School
VA - McLean - Peter H. Suzuki, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - McLean - [ * ] Kevin J. Broom, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - McLean - Ashlee N. Chung, McLean High School
VA - Mclean - Samuel D. Higbee, McLean High School
VA - Mclean - Nicholas H. Nigro, St. Alban's School
VA - McLean - [ * ] Alexander Stone, McLean High School
VA - Mclean - Anna V. Venetianer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Oak Hill - Jennifer J. Fang, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Oak Hill - Samuel R. Morris, Chantilly High School
VA - Oakton - Haley V. Stumvoll, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Reston - Robert F. Moore, Herndon High School
VA - Springfield - Eric H. Sun, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Vienna - Ryan J. Berman, The Potomac School
VA - Vienna - Eduard G. Danalache, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science &
VA - Vienna - Sean C. Foley, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology
VA - Vienna - Gerry Wan, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology

http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/awards.html