Nearly two dozen Naperville-area high school students have been selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars program.
Naperville Central High School students are Stefan Ilic, Rohan Jain, Lily Jia and Hannah Leong.
From Naperville North High School, candidates are Aarav Khullar, Jeffery Tong, Emilie Fann, Tabitha Black, Zoya Photowala, Krithik Prasad, Kendall Swiderski, Michelle Xiang and Aiden Xie.
Indian Prairie School District 204 candidates include Debanshi Dey, Kristin A. Glenn, Aastha Jindal, Varun Nagaraj, Vighnesh Subramanian, all of whom are students at Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville.
Naperville students attending the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy are Riyan Jain and Samantha Narchetty.
The Presidential Scholars program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors. Up to 161 will be named as Presidential Scholars.
Students are selected based on leadership and service to their school and community and have demonstrated exceptional scholarship, visual, creative, and performing arts talent and accomplishment in career and technical fields.
Scholars are invited to Washington, D.C., in June for the National Recognition Program, featuring events and enrichment activities including the Presidential Scholars medallion presentation during a White House sponsored ceremony.
Michelle Mullins is a freelance reporter for the Naperville Sun.
