{"id":884,"date":"2023-04-26T16:16:43","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wptest.mdek12.org\/testsite2\/2023\/04\/26\/six-mississippi-high-school-seniors-named-semifinalists\/"},"modified":"2023-04-26T16:16:43","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T16:16:43","slug":"six-mississippi-high-school-seniors-named-semifinalists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdek12.org\/communications\/2023\/04\/26\/six-mississippi-high-school-seniors-named-semifinalists\/","title":{"rendered":"Six Mississippi high school seniors named semifinalists for 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\" style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:10px\"><span style=\"font-size:9pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span class=\"s2\" style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">NEWS RELEASE<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b>&nbsp;<\/b><br \/>\n<span class=\"s3\" style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"font-weight:normal\"><span style=\"font-style:italic\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">For Immediate Release: &nbsp;April 26, 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\" style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:10px\"><span style=\"font-size:9pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><b><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"color:black\">Six Mississippi high school seniors named semifinalists for 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars program<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\">JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that six Mississippi students have been named 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalists. The program honors the nation\u2019s most distinguished graduating high school seniors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">The semifinalists are: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Madison Echols &#8211; Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Keegan Figueroa &#8211; Mooreville High School<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Leo Mei &#8211; Madison Central High School<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Yolanda D. Ni &#8211; Oak Grove High School<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Isaiah C. Robertson &#8211; Tishomingo County High School<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-bottom:13px;margin-left:8px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:115%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Shreya Sinha &#8211; Madison Central High School<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Mississippi\u2019s semifinalists were selected from among thousands of candidates nationwide. The semifinalists form the pool from which 161 students will be chosen a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">The 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars are chosen based on accomplishments in academic and artistic success, career and technical fields, leadership, and involvement in school and the community. The scholars represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in America\u2019s young people.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">\u201cThe MDE joins local school districts, families and communities in celebrating these students for academic excellence,\u201d said Mike Kent, interim state superintendent of education. \u201cThese scholars are positioning themselves for continued success in college and their future careers.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Created in 1964, the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program honors the nation\u2019s top-performing students with the prestigious award given to honorees during the annual ceremony in Washington D.C. The program was later expanded to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the arts and career and technical education fields. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">The 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars will be announced in early May, and the National Recognition Program is tentatively planned for June. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start;margin-bottom:13px\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><span style=\"line-height:16.866666793823242px\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">Find all MDE news releases at <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/news\" style=\"color:purple;text-decoration:underline\">mdek12.org\/news<\/a><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:medium\"><span style=\", serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-style:normal\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><span><span style=\"text-decoration:none\"><span style=\"font-family:Georgia, serif\"><span style=\"color:black\">###<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEWS RELEASE&nbsp; For Immediate Release: &nbsp;April 26, 2023 Six Mississippi high school seniors named semifinalists for 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars program JACKSON, Miss. \u2013 The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced today that six Mississippi students have been named 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholars semifinalists. The program honors the nation\u2019s most distinguished graduating high school seniors. 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