Hoover High senior named candidate for U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

Sushmitha Yarrabothula, a graduating senior at Hoover High School, has been named two of more than 3,000 candidates in the 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program. Candidates were selected from nearly 3.4 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in 2013.

Scholars will be invited to Washington D.C., for several days in June to receive the Presidential Scholars Medallion at a recognition ceremony and to participate in events and activities with their elected representatives, educators and other leading individuals in public life.