Three from Darien High Selected as Candidates for Presidential Scholars Program

An announcement from Darien High School:

Three Darien High School seniors, Kate Halabi, Matthew Hayes and Amanda Sload have been selected as candidates for the United States Presidential Scholars Program.

These students along with approximately 3,900 candidates have been identified based on broad academic achievement and having scored exceptionally well on the SAT or ACT.

The United States 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.

Each year up to 141 students are named as a U.S. Presidential Scholar, one of the Nation’s highest honors for high school students.

First photo (version cropped by Patch for technical reasons; from left): Amanda Sload, Matthew Hayes, Kate Halabi

Second photo (uncropped; from left): Principal Ellen Dunn, Amanda Sload, Matthew Hayes, Kate Halabi, and Director of Guidance Paul Ribeiro.

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