Originally posted on IdahoEdNews.org on March 17, 2026
BOISE, ID – Eighty-two Idaho students are candidates for the U.S. Department of Education’s Presidential Scholars Program.
Nationwide, up to 161 students will be selected as Presidential Scholars. The U.S. Department of Education will release its list of winners — usually one male and one female student per state — in the summer.
The state superintendent chooses candidates who have demonstrated excellence in academics, arts or career-technical education.
Here is the list of this year’s candidates from Idaho, organized by school:
Ambrose School
Eli R. Link
Bishop Kelly High School
Paige D. Bach
Carson Konop
Mullai G. Subramaniyan
Boise High School
Thorstein E. Black
Thoren Honcik
Olivia Judah
Reese Kindig
Sean Norton
Emerson Shirey
Stella R. Thornfeldt
Centennial High School
Lawson Rocke
COMPASS Public Charter School
Zechariah David
Coeur d’Alene Senior High School
Ava J. Gabbert
Brady Gatten
Caldwell Senior High School
Isaac Archuleta
Eagle High School
Carmen M. Dudley
Jonathan Y. Zhang
Grace High School
Kallie G. Stoddard
Grace Lutheran School
Cristiano Manes
Gonzaga Preparatory School
Lawrence L. Jackson
Highland High School
Jack Larsen
Mason N. Pierson
Idaho Falls High School
Scott B. Thomas
Jonas C. Webb
Idaho Home School
Caleb K. Pon
Idaho Technical Career Academy
Corin Stanaway
Inspire Connections Academy
Dainan Aldridge
Kellogg High School
Abdulaziz Musaev
Parker A. Heyden
Kimberly High School
Katelyn Layne
Madison Senior High School
Ryan K. Hymas
Mackay High School
Damien Willman
Meridian Charter High School
Gideon Richmond
North Idaho STEM Charter Academy
Konner Knoll
Owyhee High School
James Campbell
Brayden Harper
Pullman High School
Marigold L. Flagg
Preston High School
Helaman R. Steele
Renaissance High School
Kavya Bansal
Alizandria Bradley
Steven Ha
Charles Hansen
Magdalena Stay
Ridgevue High School
Thomas Amberg
Riverstone International School
Khanh Truong
Rigby High School
Adelyn Anderson
Rocky Mountain High School
Brian Holmes
Seth M. Nelson
Sandpoint High School
Evan R. Brubaker
Conner Kluender
Skyline High School
Gavin Pentz
Timberline High School
Alex C. Atalla
Miles I. Chavarria
Andrew Coon
Jeemin J. Kim
Kayla Lee
Isaac A. Levesque
Bryan B. Li
Randy F. Li
Audrey T. Liu
Jiexi Mei
Evelyn Myers
Jiwon Park
Atharva Tripathi
Joshua Wilson
Jacob Leckie
Thunder Ridge High School
Amalia Spencer
Twin Falls High School
Tyson A. Cory
Darren Yee Su
Wood River High School
Hank Huntsman
Cyrus Pott
Oscar H. Mullen
(Email kaeden@idahoednews.org if you have a question or correction.)
