2 Idaho high school seniors honored as 2021 Presidential Scholars
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Students from Moscow and Nampa have been named U.S. Presidential Scholars for 2021, Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra announced Thursday.
“Congratulations to Jaston B. McClure of Moscow High School and Katherine E. Hebdon of Skyview High, who have been selected among 161 high school seniors nationwide for the 57
th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars,” Superintendent Ybarra said. “I’m proud to have these outstanding young Idahoans representing their schools, their communities and our state on the national stage.”
The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars selects high school seniors each year based on their academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. Created in 1964, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Prog
Jaston B. McClure, a Moscow High student was selected as semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
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 who score exceptionally well on either the SAT or the ACT of the American College Testing Program.
Finalists will be announced in May.
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6 Idaho students named Presidential Scholar semifinalists
BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) – Six members of Idaho’s high school Class of 2021 have been selected as semifinalists for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
Idaho’s semifinalists, selected from 65 candidates from across the state, are:
Maria Jose Aguiar, Coeur D Alene – Coeur d Alene Charter Academy
Korbin Aydin Hansen, Boise – Timberline High School
Katherine E. Hebdon, Nampa – Skyview High School
Jaston B. McClure, Moscow – Moscow High School
Oam Patel, Mountain Home – Mountain Home High School
Elena Yang, Meridian – Centennial High School
“Selection as semifinalists for this prestigious national recognition program is a great honor, and I congratulate these six students, their families and their schools on this accomplishment,” Superintendent of Public Instruction Sherri Ybarra said. “The national Presidential Scholars program honors graduating seniors who have demonstrated scholarship, leader