Dreyfoos nominees for the 2013 Presidential Scholar Award and past recipients

 When poet Rita Dove was named Ohio's Presidential Scholar in 1970, she surely didn't know it was only the first of many national academic and literary honors. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995 and was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000. She has received numerous literary and academic honors, among them the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the 1996 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities, the 1996 National Humanities Medal, the 2001 Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award in the Literary Arts, and the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service. Rita Dove lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband Fred Viebahn and her daughter Aviva.REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org Just three years after being named New Jersey's Presidential Scholar in 1981, Suzette Charles DeGaetano claimed another national honor - the title of Miss America 1984. An accomplished singer who had appeared in commercials and educational TV programs, Charles swept the talent competition. After her service touring the nation as Miss America, Charles continued her musical career, performing with Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Alan King, and Joel Grey. REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org Perhaps when Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels visited the White House as a 1967 Presidential Scholar from Indiana, it whetted his appetite for a political career. After earning a bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and then his J.D. from Georgetown Law School, Daniels served as a senior advisor to President Reagan, worked as a senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company, and was eventually appointed head of the Office of Management and Budget, where President George W. Bush nicknamed him "The Blade" for his commitment to protect tax-payers from excessive government spending. In 2003 Daniels resigned to return to Indiana and run - successfully - for Governor.REF:  www.presidentialscholars.orgView the list »
Five seniors from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts have been nominated for the prestigious Presidential Scholars Award.

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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. Five seniors from Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts have been nominated for the prestigious Presidential Scholars Award.

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Daniel Shuter (visual art major; Palm Beach Gardens) and Michael Margaritoff (vocal major; West Palm Beach) have been named as two of the more than 3000 candidates in the 2013 Presidential Scholars Program. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 49th year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high school seniors. Scholars are selected on the basis of superior academic achievements, leadership qualities, strong character and involvement in community and school activities.

Presidential Scholars have become CEOs, professors, artists, stage & screen stars, leading medical doctors, world-renowned scientists, award-winning journalists, successful attorneys, and community leaders. Scholars have written hundreds of books and been granted countless patents. Alumni have also been honored with fellowships, awards, and prizes such as the Pulitzer Prize, Rhodes Scholarship, Marshall Scholarship, and Fulbright grant.

Mary-Kate Eriksen (Lantana), Katherine Kennedy (Palm Beach Gardens), and Kathia St. Hilaire (West Palm Beach), all visual art students at Dreyfoos, were selected to be nominated for the Presidential Scholars in the Arts Award. The Presidential Scholars in the Arts are selected through an intensive process held by the national YoungArts competition conducted by the National YoungArts Foundation this past January in Miami. YoungArts discovers the next generation of visual, literary and performing artists and contributes to the cultural vitality of the nation by nurturing their talent.

The Presidential Scholars awards are reserved for the most outstanding students in the nation – 101 students will make the final academic cut nationally and 20 will be named Presidential Scholars in the Arts.

Dreyfoos is the only high school in Palm Beach County to have students selected as nominees for arts and academics. The final Presidential Scholars will be announced in May. The final Scholars will travel to Washington, D.C. this summer to attend the award ceremony and will participate in events and activities with their elected representatives, educators, and other leading individuals in public life.

Dreyfoos School of the Arts is located in downtown West Palm Beach has always been an outstanding school with a wealth of artistic talent and academically gifted students. This past year, Dreyfoos ranked 37 in the nation by Newsweek magazine on their top US high school listing.

See list of Alumni Profiles to be amazed at the magnificent achievements of past recipients of the Presidential Scholars Award: A Legacy of Leadership.

REF: PBCSD (Press Release) Public Affairs Office. Feb. 2013.

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  •  Perhaps when Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels visited the White House as a 1967 Presidential Scholar from Indiana, it whetted his appetite for a political career. After earning a bachelor's degree from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University and then his J.D. from Georgetown Law School, Daniels served as a senior advisor to President Reagan, worked as a senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company, and was eventually appointed head of the Office of Management and Budget, where President George W. Bush nicknamed him "The Blade" for his commitment to protect tax-payers from excessive government spending. In 2003 Daniels resigned to return to Indiana and run - successfully - for Governor.REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org
  •  Just three years after being named New Jersey's Presidential Scholar in 1981, Suzette Charles DeGaetano claimed another national honor - the title of Miss America 1984. An accomplished singer who had appeared in commercials and educational TV programs, Charles swept the talent competition. After her service touring the nation as Miss America, Charles continued her musical career, performing with Bill Cosby, Stevie Wonder, Lou Rawls, Alan King, and Joel Grey. REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org
  •  When poet Rita Dove was named Ohio's Presidential Scholar in 1970, she surely didn't know it was only the first of many national academic and literary honors. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1993 to 1995 and was reappointed Special Consultant in Poetry for 1999/2000. She has received numerous literary and academic honors, among them the 1987 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the 1996 Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanities, the 1996 National Humanities Medal, the 2001 Duke Ellington Lifetime Achievement Award in the Literary Arts, and the 2006 Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service. Rita Dove lives in Charlottesville, Virginia, with her husband Fred Viebahn and her daughter Aviva.REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org
  •  Just eight years after he took the stage at the Kennedy Center as a Presidential Scholar from New York, the New York Times hailed Desmond Richardson as “one of the great modern dancers of his time.” Richardson served as a principal dancer with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Frankfurt Ballet, and the American Ballet Theatre, creating the title role in the world premiere of “Othello.” This master of dance forms from classical to contemporary has performed with the Swedish Opera Ballet, the Washington Ballet, Teatro alla Scala, and the San Francisco Ballet. Broadway credits include “The Look of Love,” “Movin’ Out,” and “Fosse,” for which he earned a 1999 Tony Award nomination. TV, video and film appearances with talents like Michael Jackson, Prince, Elton John, Madonna, and Aretha Franklin include 2002’s Oscar-winning hit “Chicago.” Co-Founder/ Co-Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Richardson also teaches dance throughout the U.S. and abroad. REF: www.presidentialscholars.org
  •  K. Tsianina Lomawaima (known as Kimberly Carr when she was a Scholar from Ohio in 1972) is a prominent Native American academic and author. She is currently on the faculty of the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona, and also taught at the University of Washington. After earning her Ph.D. in Anthropology from Stanford University in 1987, she went on to author award-winning books They Called it Prairie Light: The Story of Chilocco Indian School and To Remain an Indian: Lessons in Democracy from a Century of Native American Education. Lomawaima's current research centers on federal Indian policies and practices in the early twentieth century, and the roles Native people have played in shaping policy and reform.REF:  www.presidentialscholars.org
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