FHS Student Named Presidential Scholar

Published May 8, 2008

Franklin High School senior Lindsey McCloy has joined an elite group. McCloy was recently named a 2008 U.S. Presidential Scholar. She is one of only three U.S. Presidential Scholars in the entire state. The national award is given to students based on their overall academic performance. Just 139 students nationwide were named presidential scholars this year.

McCloy has been invited to join the other scholars in Washington D.C. this summer for a series of engagements as part of the award program. Each student may choose an inspiring or challenging teacher to travel to Washington to receive a Teacher Recognition Award.

"The Presidential Scholars Program gives well-deserved recognition to high-achieving students and the teachers who inspired them to achieve great things," stated Assistant Commissioner for Teaching and Learning Susie Bunch. "Tennessee is fortunate to have many excellent students and educators worthy of such praise."

McCloy has plenty to be proud of. The 2008 Presidential Scholars were chosen from among roughly 3,000 candidates who qualified out of more than three million graduating U.S. seniors. As for her post-graduation plans, McCloy intends to go to college and obtain an engineering degree so that she can single-handedly solve the energy crisis.