Eight high school seniors from the Lake Oswego School District have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program.

Congratulations to Meghna Agarwal, Lake Oswego High School; Allison Heymann, Lakeridge High School; Joanna Klitzke, Lake Oswego High School; Rebecca Luoh, Lake Oswego High School; Olivia Moore, Lakeridge High School; Gabe Petegorsky, Lake Oswego High School;  Linda Yu, Lake Oswego High School; and Kevin Zhou, Lake Oswego High School.

The United States Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. The program is administered by the US Department of Education. Each year up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars.

Candidates are selected by the program based on their exceptional scores on the College Board SAT or the ACT Assessment. Candidates are invited to submit materials for review, including essays, self-assessments, secondary school reports and transcripts. Semifinalists will be identified in early April.

Congratulations to these students for their outstanding academic achievement.

For more information about the Presidential Scholars Program:
www.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html