Four Darien High School seniors have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program.
Anastasia Carey, Tam-Hao Nguyen, Katherine Wolters and Preston Yao have been recognized based on broad academic achievement and having scored exceptionally well on the SAT or ACT.
— an announcement from Darien High School
Darien Presidential Scholars Program candidates (from left): Anastasia Carey, Tam-Hao Nguyen, Katherine Wolters, Preston Yao
The United States 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.
Each year up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the Nation’s highest honors for high school students.
Those selected Presidential Scholars don’t get scholarship money. According to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program website, “Students chosen as U.S. Presidential Scholars receive a Presidential medallion, in commemoration of their achievements during National Recognition Program.”