By Pat Sweeney
May 13, 2021 | 5:47 PM
State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler said two Grand Forks County students, Ellen Anna Gregoire and Dennis Du, have been named as North Dakota’s Presidential Scholars for 2021.
The U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday that Gregoire, a senior at Larimore High School, and Du, a senior at Grand Forks Central, had been chosen for the award, which honors high school seniors for exceptional academic achievement. Gregoire and Du are among 161 Presidential Scholars chosen nationally, out of 3.6 million students expected to graduate from high school this year.
“Congratulations to these two outstanding young people,” Baesler said Thursday. “Being named as a Presidential Scholar is one of the highest achievements a high school student can attain. These students, their families, their teachers, their peers, and the entire state of North Dakota should recognize and take pride in this honor.”
Grand Forks County students selected as North Dakota s Presidential Scholars
Ellen Gregoire, Larimore High School, and Dennis Du, Grand Forks Central, are among 161 students selected for the honor from a field of nearly 6,500 candidates Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 3:00 pm, May 14, 2021
Grand Forks County students Ellen Anna Gregoire of rural Larimore and Dennis Du of Grand Forks have been named as North Dakota’s Presidential Scholars for 2021, according to State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler.
The U.S. Department of Education announced the selection of Gregoire, a senior at Larimore High School, and Du, a Grand Forks Central High School student, as recipients of the honor, Baesler said in a news release.