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Fremont Teen Chosen For Prestigious Presidential Scholars Program

Just 161 teens from across the country were chosen for the honor.

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FREMONT, CA — There were 4,500 candidates for the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, with 33 Fremont residents on the list. The semi-finalists list whittled down to three Fremont residents: Arjun Bothra, Brian Fu, and Arya Pratap.

Thursday morning, they learned that just one was chosen: Pratap who attends Saint Francis High School in Mountain View.

The federal Department of Education released the list of 161 seniors Thursday morning who were given the honor, based on academic success, artistic and technical excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service, leadership and demonstrated commitment to high ideals.

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Pratap is one of nine students selected from California.

The program was established by an executive order from former President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, according to a news release from the U.S. Presidential Scholars Office. It recognizes accomplished high school seniors for their efforts.

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Students are variously honored for their accomplishments in the arts, career and technical fields, and more broadly, academic achievement.

Here's a list of Fremont students who were candidates, an achievement in itself:

  • CA - Ashish Basetty, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Shivansh Baveja, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Arjun S. Bothra, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Timothy A. Brahan, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Srinjoy Chatterjee, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Anusri Chavali, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Sanjana Das, Fremont - BASIS Ind Silicon Valley
  • CA - Brian Fu, Fremont - American High School
  • CA - Arushi Gupta, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Jared A. Hughes, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Surabhi Jain, Fremont - Washington High School
  • CA - Joel S. Jothiprakasam, Fremont - Bellarmine College Preparatory
  • CA - Anish Kashyap, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Divya C. Koya, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Aria Lakhmani, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Farrah X. Lin, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Serena Mao, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Felicia Mo, Fremont - Irvington High School
  • CA - Tavish Mohanti, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Allison R. Peng, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Arya Pratap, Fremont - Saint Francis High School
  • CA - Shreya Ramachandran, Fremont - American High School
  • CA - Anoushka Shrivastava, Fremont - Mission San Jose High Schoo
  • CA - Adhit Siripurapu, Fremont - Mission San Jose High Schoo
  • CA - Anahita Srinivasan, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Arul H. Verma, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Anika Wadhera, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Sarah J. Wang, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Xin Jie Yu, Fremont - American High School
  • CA - Allen Zhang, Fremont - American High School
  • CA - Eric Y. Zhang, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - Rebecca B. Zhang, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School
  • CA - David S. Zhu, Fremont - Mission San Jose High School

  • —Patch editor Courtney Teague and Bay City News contributed to this story

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