International Community School student Jack Eggleston, along with Nikhil Auradkar of Eastlake High School, Hannah Yang of Redmond High School and Alex Zhou of Redmond High School, have all been selected as candidates for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program from the Lake Washington School District.

In all, 67 students from around the state were selected as candidates. These students will now complete applications for the chance to become Presidential Scholars. Each year, up to 141 students nationally are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for high school students. 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. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts.