Denise Kwong, valedictorian at Clear Lake High School, has been named a 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholar. Only 141 seniors earned this honor with one young man and one young woman chosen from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen at-large and 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Denise is one of three Presidential Scholars selected from Texas. The White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by President Barack Obama, selects honored scholars annually based on their academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals. A ceremony will be held this summer in Washington, D.C. where each honoree will receive a Presidential Scholar Medallion. |