Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence announces 2018 Academic All-State Scholars

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence announced the winners of its prestigious 2018 State University Awards. The 100 best high school students, selected among 536 nominations in the state, come from 82 schools in 74 school districts in Oklahoma.

State Academic Class 2018 is number 32 to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

* Indicates that Scholar All-State is the brother of a previous winner. Students in the Edmond area who have been designated for Universal University Class 2018 status are: Emily Andrews, Deer Creek High School; May Fahrenthold, Deer Creek High School; Brian Carlton *, Edmond Santa Fe High School; Kiran Chakravarty, Edmond North High School; Yeahwon Lee, Edmond Memorial High School; Sydney Vu, Oklahoma City Classen School of Advanced Studies.

Since the start of the awards program in 1987, some 3,200 high school students from 322 school districts have been named researchers from all states. Three high schools will hold their first high school: Stuart, Sweetwater and Pathways Middle College High School in Oklahoma City.

Each of the All-Staters this year will receive a prize of $ 1,000 based on merit and a medallion. All-Staters will be recognized at the Foundation's 32nd Annual Academic Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 19 at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in Norman.

David L. Boren, president and founder of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, describes the selection of scholars as "the most rigorous academic competition in Oklahoma." To be nominated for the Academy in all states, students must meet one of the following criteria: combined university test score (ACT) of at least 30; a combined score in reading, writing and math based on SAT evidence of at least 1340; or be selected as a semifinalist for a National Award, National Achievement or National Hispanic Award.

This year's All-Staters achieved an average score of 33.4 on ACT, with eight winners achieving a perfect score of 36. The overall student average was 4.24. In addition, 30 of this year's All-Staters are semifinalists of national merit, and three are national Hispanic scholars.

All college students are appointed by their principals or superintendents and are selected on the basis of academic results, extracurricular activities and community participation, as well as an essay submitted by each candidate. The selection committee, chaired by Teresa B. Adwan, retired attorney from Tulsa, works independently of all the other activities of the foundation. The committee members are a diverse group of business, education and civic affairs leaders, as well as former recipients of the Academic Awards Program.

The Academic Awards Banquet is open to the public, with an entrance fee of $ 50. The awards ceremony will be broadcast nationwide by OETA, the Oklahoma Educational Television Authority. For more information, call the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence office at 405-236-0006 or visit their website at www.ofe.org.

Founded in 1985, the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence is a nonprofit organization dedicated to recognizing and fostering academic excellence in Oklahoma public schools. Through its Academic Scholarship Program, the Foundation has awarded more than $ 4.6 million in scholarships and awards to recognize outstanding winners as outstanding academic and educational graduates as winners of medals. the excellence. Other foundational programs include the Outreach Program of the Local Education Foundation, the Williamsburg Colonial Institute Teacher Grants, the Professional Development Grants for Teachers, and the David and Molly Mentoring Initiative. Boren.