<p>From a field of 3300 candidates, 141 outstanding High School seniors have been announced as Presidential Scholars. “The 2012 Presidential Scholars are comprised of one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and from U.S. families living abroad, as well as 15 chosen at-large and 20 Presidential Scholars in the Arts.”</p>
<p>[141</a> Students from Across the Country Named 2012 U.S. Presidential Scholars | U.S. Department of Education](<a href=“U.S. Department of Education”>U.S. Department of Education)</p>