{"id":897,"date":"2013-05-10T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-11T00:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/?p=897"},"modified":"2013-05-10T16:13:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-11T00:13:08","slug":"annaleah-ernst-nikiski-middle-high-named-2013-u-s-presidential-scholar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2013\/05\/10\/annaleah-ernst-nikiski-middle-high-named-2013-u-s-presidential-scholar\/","title":{"rendered":"Annaleah Ernst, Nikiski Middle-High, named 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/files\/2012\/12\/kpbsd_logo_hires_OD43DS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-822\" alt=\"kpbsd_logo_hires_OD43DS\" src=\"http:\/\/communications.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us\/wpmu\/files\/2012\/12\/kpbsd_logo_hires_OD43DS-1024x382.png\" width=\"221\" height=\"82\" \/><\/a><\/h1>\n<h1 align=\"center\">PRESS RELEASE<\/h1>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Nikiski Middle-High student named 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Soldotna, May 10, 2013\u2014Annaleah Ernst, of Kenai, Alaska, is one of 141 students nationwide to be recognized for her accomplishments in academics or the arts.<\/b><br \/>\nAll of us at KPBSD are thrilled to learn that Annaleah is being recognized in this way,\u201d said Dr. Atwater, KPBSD superintendent. \u201cAnnaleah is an extraordinary student and a wonderful person; I wish her the very best with studies at Harvard.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cErnst is one of 141 outstanding American high school seniors that have demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community,\u201d U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a May 6, 2013, press release. \u201cThe U.S. Presidential Scholars will be honored for their accomplishments in Washington D.C., from June 15-18, 2013.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cPresidential Scholars demonstrate the accomplishments that can be made when students challenge themselves, set the highest standards, and commit themselves to excellence,\u201d Duncan said. \u201cI\u2019m honored to celebrate their creativity, hard work, and community service, and I encourage them\u2013and all students\u2013to continue to showcase the capacity for greatness in our nation&#8217;s young people.\u201d<br \/>\nThe White House Commission on Presidential Scholars, appointed by President 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.<br \/>\nOf the three million students expected to graduate from high school this year, more than 3,800 candidates qualified for the 2013 awards determined by outstanding performance on the College Board SAT and ACT exams, and through nominations made by Chief State School Officers or the National YoungArts Foundation.<br \/>\nSince 1983, each Presidential Scholar has been offered the opportunity to name his or her most influential teacher. Each distinguished teacher is honored with a personal letter from the Secretary of Education. The teacher chosen for recognition by Ernst was Laura Niemczyk of Nikiski Middle-<br \/>\nHigh School in Nikiski, Alaska.<br \/>\nLink: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ed.gov\/news\/press-releases\/141-students-across-country-named-2013-us-presidential-scholars\">U.S. Presidential Scholars<\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">###<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PRESS RELEASE Nikiski Middle-High student named 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar Soldotna, May 10, 2013\u2014Annaleah Ernst, of Kenai, Alaska, is one of 141 students nationwide to be recognized for her accomplishments &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/2013\/05\/10\/annaleah-ernst-nikiski-middle-high-named-2013-u-s-presidential-scholar\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Annaleah Ernst, Nikiski Middle-High, named 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[134,727,1061],"class_list":["post-897","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","tag-annaleah-ernst","tag-nikiski-middle-high-school","tag-u-s-presidential-scholar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/126"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/897\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kpbsd.org\/schools\/comm-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}