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U.S. secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, announced the 56th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, a top-performing group of students selected based on accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
Rahul Suresh Kanna of Lafayette High School, and Jordan Elizabeth Tierney, a student at Visitation Academy, are among the 161 high school students from around the country selected this year.
“It is my privilege to congratulate the Presidential Scholars Class of 2020 on their outstanding academic achievement, community service and leadership,” DeVos said. “These exemplary young people have excelled inside the classroom and out. And while they are facing unprecedented challenges as they graduate from high school into a world that looks much different than it did just a few months ago, their determination, resilience and commitment to excellence will serve them well as they pursue their next steps.”
Of the 3.6 million students expected to graduate from high school this year, more than 5,300 candidates qualified for the 2020 awards. The Presidential Scholars Class of 2020 will be recognized for their outstanding achievement this summer, as public health circumstances permit.
To learn more about the program, visit www2.ed.gov.
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