Ninty-five students at 35 Rhode Island schools have been selected as finalists for The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
The Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the president, to recognize and honor distinguished graduating high school seniors.
In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students with ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields.
Each year, up to 161 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. Below, in alphabetical order by school, are the students chosen as finalists in Rhode Island. Those chosen in the Career and Technical Education area are noted. See here for the entire list of finalists.
Barrington High School
Neelia E. Abadi, Barrington
Alexander D. Bellanti-Diehl, Barrington
Isabella C. Conner, Barrington
Christina E. Curran, Barrington
Gabrielle D. Ellicott, Barrington
Shiyuan Huang, Barrington
Henry B. Johnson, Barrington
Annika E. Kelly, Barrington
Amelia Pappas-Horii, Barrington
Cecily L. Rea, Barrington
Daniel R. Sheinberg, Barrington
Samuel J. Wohlever, Barrington
Samuel W. Yuan, Barrington
Jonathan J. Zhang, Barrington
Bishop Hendricken High School
Michaelangel E. Coppa, Cranston
Joseph Quijioc, East Providence
Blackstone Valley Prep High School
Anabella M. Magee, Cumberland
Chariho Regional High School
Matthew Dickerman, Carolina
Classical High School
Mary T. Breen, Providence
Alexander Burke, Providence
Cranston High School West
Haley C. McCrystal, Cranston
Cumberland High School
Natasha Iannuzzi, Cumberland
Dr Jorge Alvarez High School
Laudi E. Cabrera Alvarez, Providence
Vandara Tun, Providence
East Greenwich High School
Samantha C. Caterson, East Greenwich
Jonathan G. Duke, East Greenwich
Zadoc Gee, East Greenwich
Annie Y. Liu, East Greenwich
Gema A. Santizo, East Greenwich
Alivia R. Saunders, E Greenwich
Riya Sen, East Greenwich
Lauren E. Shanos, East Greenwich
Petranea E. Smith, East Greenwich
Yujung So, East Greenwich
Ari S. Vilker, East Greenwich
David L. Wang, E Greenwich
Michelle S. Yu, East Greenwich
Lila M. Zarrella, E Greenwich
Exeter W Grenwch Regl Jr-Sr HS
Brianna Richards, West Greenwich
Johnston Senior High School
Sophia Dacosta, Johnston
Ivan Fernandez, Johnston
La Salle Academy
Shaila A. Murthy, Greenville
Lincoln High School
Yiru Li, Lincoln
Bethany A. Reeve, Lincoln
Evan T. Voyer, Lincoln
Lincoln School
Camilla C. Ledezma, Providence
Amick K. Sollenberger, Wakefield
Xinyue Zheng, Cumberland
Metro Regional Career & Tech Center
Elliot C. Brock, Barrington
Juan Rios, Providence (Career and Technical Education)
Middletown High School
Tuyetlinh H. Nguyen, Middletown
Moses Brown School
Caroline A. Coia, Providence
Lucille Handy, Providence
Alexandra Lee, East Greenwich
Jillian A. Lombardi, Barrington
Mount Pleasant High School
Summer L. Brito, Providence
Narragansett High School
Peyton E. Newman, Wakefield
North Kingstown Senior High School
Lucy “Aiden” Gartland, North Kingstown
Brett Maloney, Saunderstown
Jacob Roy, North Kingstown (Career and Technical Education)
Meredith R. Thibeault, Saunderstown
Connor Trask, North Kingstown
Ponaganset High School
Hannah H. Duncan, Chepachet
Cole Hayhurst, Foster
Portsmouth Abbey School
Jaehyuk Lim, Portsmouth
Yuxin Long, Portsmouth
Ji Ah Lym, Portsmouth
Jingqiao Qiu, Portsmouth
Minghao Sun, Portsmouth
Zhiyan Wang, Portsmouth
Portsmouth High School
Nicole A. Famiglietti, Portsmouth
Michaela J. Martin, Portsmouth
Providence Country Day School
Matthew R. Beretta, Jamestown
Henry G. Schaefer, Providence
Rhode Island Nurse Institute Middle College
Arfa Batay, Providence (Career and Technical Education)
Saint George’s School
Spencer W. Dellenbaugh, Portsmouth
Wanyan Li, Middletown
South Kingstown High School
Matthew A. Robinson, Wakefield
The Williams School
Nicolas C. Brown, Bradford
Toll Gate High School
Alexander Gavitt, East Greenwich
West Warwick High School
Colby Knott, West Warwick
Ahlyana Richardson, Providence
Westerly High School
Jasmine Li, Westerly
Salome Otero, Westerly
Wheeler School
Luc Allio, Providence
Troy T. Feng, Pawtucket
Jack F. Michaels, Bristol
Jonathan N. Silver, Cranston
Everett T. Smith, Warwick
Aidan B. Wu, East Greenwich
William E Tolman Sr High School
Jaleen Azevedo, Pawtucket
William M Davies Jr
Oswald Burgos, Pawtucket (Career and Technical Education)
Thalia Phillipe, North Providence (Career and Technical Education)
Woonsocket Senior High School
Lydia R. Levenson, Woonsocket
David Marszalkowski, Woonsocket
