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Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Indian American Teja Alapati has just been named a U.S. Presidential
Scholar by the U.S. Department of Education out of 3.2 million
graduating seniors nationwide. He is one of the three students in
Alabama to receive this honor. He will be honored in Washington, D.C.,
from June 18-21.
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
“It is extremely gratifying to see the culmination of all of my hard work over the years and how much it has paid off,” said Teja. “I feel happy to be recognized for my achievements. It is my passion to compete interscholastically for my school, and I have relished representing Randolph in all arenas, academic and athletic.”
Teja is one of the Class of 2011's 12 National Merit Finalists from Randolph School. He had perfect scores in ACT as well as SAT’s Math and English sections.
It was a great week in academics, arts and athletics for senior Teja Alapati.
At the Senior Art Expo, Teja, an 8th year advanced concert pianist, gave two piano performances, one Bach solo and one accompanying singer Blake Murray.
As this year's tennis captain, Teja led the team to an area championship and is now competing in the state tournament. Teja has been playing tennis since 5th grade and has been on the varsity team throughout his four upper school years. Teja is also captain of the Randolph Science Bowl, Scholar's Bowl, Science Olympiad, and the math team. He is looking forward to competing in the National Science Olympiad in May in Wisconsin for the third time in his upper school career.
Indian American Teja Alapati named U.S. Presidential Scholar
The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964 to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. In 1979, the program was extended to recognize students who demonstrate exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts. Each year, up to 141 students are named as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.
“It is extremely gratifying to see the culmination of all of my hard work over the years and how much it has paid off,” said Teja. “I feel happy to be recognized for my achievements. It is my passion to compete interscholastically for my school, and I have relished representing Randolph in all arenas, academic and athletic.”
Teja is one of the Class of 2011's 12 National Merit Finalists from Randolph School. He had perfect scores in ACT as well as SAT’s Math and English sections.
It was a great week in academics, arts and athletics for senior Teja Alapati.
At the Senior Art Expo, Teja, an 8th year advanced concert pianist, gave two piano performances, one Bach solo and one accompanying singer Blake Murray.
As this year's tennis captain, Teja led the team to an area championship and is now competing in the state tournament. Teja has been playing tennis since 5th grade and has been on the varsity team throughout his four upper school years. Teja is also captain of the Randolph Science Bowl, Scholar's Bowl, Science Olympiad, and the math team. He is looking forward to competing in the National Science Olympiad in May in Wisconsin for the third time in his upper school career.
