INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. An Incline Village native has been named a candidate for the prestigious 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.
Aidan Pretti grew up in Incline Village and attended school there until after his freshman year of high school, when he moved to Massachusetts.
Pretti was nominated to be one of 4,500 students to be considered for the scholars program. There are currently 3.6 million high school seniors in the U.S., making Pretti one of only .01% of students to be nominated.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, the United States Presidential Scholars Program was created in 1964 to recognize and honor some of the nation’s most distinguished graduating seniors. It has since been extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in visual, creative and performing arts or in career and technical education fields.
Two Lafayette High School seniors have been named candidates in the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation s highest honors for high school students, according to its website.
Patrick Chu and Oliver Craddock are candidates for the program, which selects students based on academic achievement, leadership qualities, strong character and community service. These gentlemen exude the mission of LHS and are deserving of this honor, Lafayette High Principal Rachel Brown said. I am thrilled that their hard work is being recognized on a national level.
Chu is the Lafayette Parish School System Student of the Year as well as president of the Youth and Government Club, Beta Club and the Mayor-President Youth Advisory Council. He plans to attend Yale University, majoring in ethics, politics and economics, according to a district release.
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By Benjamin Cox on February 6, 2021 at 8:52am
A North Greene High School student has been named a candidate in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. 18 year old Sarah McEvers of White Hall recently found out she was one of 4,500 students who are nominees to the program out of a field of 3.6 million students across the country
McEvers says she glad to represent rural Illinois and Greene County: “It makes me proud to say that I’m from a small town in America. I feel like a lot of times you see these awards go to those kids that attend huge schools that have a lot more opportunities than small town kids do. I’m just proud to represent where I am from.”