National Winner ($13,000):
Amy Chyao – Region 8
Plano East Senior High School (TX)
Principal: Karen McDonald
Adviser: Craig Loveland

Regional Winners ($3,000 each):
Russel Midomaru – Region 9
Seoul High School (APO)
Principal: Richard Schlueter
Adviser: Spencer Walton

Rahul Shankar – Region 6
Rampart High School (CO)
Principal: Pete Alvarez
Adviser: Niki Juhl

Neha Chandan – Region 5
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School (IL)
Principal: William Gamble
Adviser: Anne Kashanitz

Neil Cholli – Region 1
Chelmsford High School (MA)
Principal: Anne O’Bryant
Adviser: Leah Gaffney

Alekses Clifton – Region 7
Great Falls High School (MT)
Principal: Dr. Fred Anderson
Adviser: Chris Crocker

Jasmine Yan – Region 2
John P. Stevens High School (NJ)
Principal: Gail Pawlikowski
Adviser: Alison Paolello

Christopher Cai – Region 3
Chancellor High School (VA)
Principal: Jacqueline Bass-Fortune
Adviser: Anne C. Holmes

Christina Lisa Spaeth – Region 4
Christian Life School (WI)
Principal: T. Troy Tennyson
Adviser: Beth Feest

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas Armed Forces
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Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia
Wisconsin Wyoming

All 2012 NHS Scholarship State Finalists and Winners

Alabama

Justin Yeh
Auburn High School
Principal: Dr. Todd Freeman
State Finalist
Jared Wasilefsky
Huntsville High School
Principal: Leslie Esneault
State Winner
Alaska Austin Badger
Haines High School
Principal: Michelle Byer
State Finalist
Thomas Troxel
West High School
Principal: Rick Stone
State Winner

Arizona

Meera Kumar
Horizon Community Learning Center
Principal: Nancy Emmons
State Finalist
Ajay Karpur
Mountain Pointe High School
Principal: Bruce Kipper
State Winner

Arkansas

Daniel Key
Mountain Home High Career Academics
Principal: Dana Brown
State Finalist
Dustin Dean Campbell
Valley Springs High School
Principal: Ronnie Ruff
State Winner

Armed Forces Pacific

Russell Midomaru
Seoul High School
Principal: Richard Schlueter
Regional Winner

California

Michael Ari Powell
Mira Costa High School
Principal: Ben Dale
State Finalist
Chelsea Lim
Palos Verdes Peninsula High School
Principal: Mitzi Cress
State Finalist
Miranda Rehaut
Palos Verdes High School
Principal: Nick Stephany
State Finalist
Anthony Georgiades
Santa Fe Christian Schools
Principal: Matt Hannan
State Winner

Colorado

Megan Valentine
Centaurus High School
Principal: Rhonda Haniford
State Finalist
Aarti  Dureja
Academy Of Charter Schools
Principal: Dr. Mark Langston
State Finalist
Rahul  Shankar
Rampart High School
Principal: Mr. Pete Alvarez
Regional Winner

Connecticut

Simon Brewer
Wilton High School
Principal: Robert O’Donnell
State Finalist
Emily Durocher
Southington High School
Principal: Martin Semmel
State Winner

Delaware

Kerith Wang
Archmere Academy
Principal: William Doyle
State Finalist
Robert Pritchard
Appoquinimink High School
Principal: Gayle Rutter
State Winner

Florida

Alexander Tettenhorst
Olympia High School
Principal: Jenny Gibson-Linkh
State Finalist
Mary-Grace Reeves
Pensacola High School
Principal: David Williams
State Finalist
Kevin Pardinas
G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School
Principal: Manuel Garcia
State Finalist
Joshua Feinzig
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Principal: Washington Collado
State Finalist
Katherine Stone
Fort Walton Beach High School
Principal: Charlene Couvillon
State Winner

Georgia

Virginia Steindorf
Roswell High School
Principal: Jerome Huff
State Finalist
Nirosha Perera
Campbell High School
Principal: Denise Magee
State Winner

Hawaii

Rebecca Lee
Moanalua High School
Principal: Darrel Galera
State Finalist
Hing Yee Wong
President William Mckinley High School
Principal: Ron Okamura
State Winner

Idaho

Whitney Harris
Vallivue High School
Principal: Richard Brulotte
State Finalist
Abigail Lipschultz
Rocky Mountain High School
Principal: Mike Hirano
State Winner

Illinois

Justyna Twardowski
The Willows Academy
Principal: Mary Keenley
State Finalist
Quyen Do
Guilford High School
Principal: Jill Davis
State Finalist
Megan Mikenas
Wauconda Comm High School
Principal: Daniel Klett
State Finalist
Eleanor Mcenaney
Woodlands Academy Of The Sacred Heart
Principal: Madonna Edmunds
State Finalist
Neha Chandan
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School
Principal: William Gamble
Regional Winner

Indiana

Michael Joson
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
Principal: Latonya Turner
State Finalist
Haeun Cho
Bloomington High School North
Principal: Jeffry Henderson
State Finalist
Erica Coulter
Centerville Senior High School
Principal: Tammy Chavis
State Winner

Iowa

Jordan Rude
Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School
Principal: Nick Ouellette
State Finalist
Danielle Watznauer
Holy Trinity Jr-Sr Catholic High School
Principal: Richard Facciolo
State Finalist
Braydn Beals
West Marshall High School
Principal: Jim Henrich
State Winner

Kansas

Emily Vayda
Independent School
Principal: Brent Spicer
State Finalist
Kayla Schartz
Ellinwood High School
Principal: Shawn Henderson
State Winner

Kentucky

Ian Dollenmayer
Covington Catholic High School
Principal: Robert Rowe
State Finalist
Jacilyn Brainard
Southwestern High School
Principal: Danita Ellis
State Winner

Louisiana

Ipsita Subudhi
Baton Rouge High School
Principal: Nanette Mccann
State Finalist
Jennifer Tu
Benjamin Franklin High School
Principal: Timothy Rusnak
State Winner

Maine

Jacob Macdonald
Poland Regional High School
Principal: Cari Medd
State Finalist
Samuel Chase
Orono High School
Principal: Jim Chasse
State Winner

Maryland

Samson  Fowler
Francis Scott Key Senior High School
Principal: John Baugher
State Finalist
Nayeon  Kim
Walter Johnson High School
Principal: Jennifer Baker
State Finalist
Emma Mcdonald
Towson Senior High School
Principal: Jane Barranger
State Winner

Massachusetts

Jordan Harris
Murdock Middle/High School
Principal: Steve Meyer
State Finalist
Zoe  Blickenderfer
Somerville High School
Principal: Tony Ciccariello
State Finalist
Rahul Shah
Chelmsford High School
Principal: Anne O’Bryant
State Finalist
Neil Cholli
Chelmsford High School
Principal: Anne O’Bryant
Regional Winner

Michigan

Allison Kelly Murray
Churchill High School
Principal: Joe Anderson
State Finalist
Tiffany Brocke
Bay City Western High School
Principal: Phil Heller
State Finalist
Sara Stappert
Salem High School
Principal: Bill Zolkowksi
State Finalist
Peter Su
Salem High School
Principal: William Zolkowski
State Finalist
Abbie Galloway
Pickford High School
Principal: Angela Nettleton
State Winner

Minnesota

Christian Richard Gaetz
St. John’s Preparatory School
Principal: Matt Reichert
State Finalist
Adithya  Balaji
Eastview Senior High
Principal: Randall Peterson
State Finalist
Marek Zorawski
Robbinsdale Cooper Senior High
Principal: Michael Favor
State Winner

Mississippi

Ariel Cheng
Jackson Preparatory School
Principal: Mrs. Susan Lindsay
State Finalist
Allison Slusher
Oak Grove High School
Principal: Wayne Folkes
State Winner

Missouri

Kelly Mcgurren
Notre Dame De Sion
Principal: Michelle Olson
State Finalist
Laura Marie Cline
Rosati-Kain High School
Principal: Judy Mohan
State Finalist
Madison Noll
Center Senior High School
Principal: Elizabeth Heide
State Finalist
Kristen Meinert
Logan-Rogersville High School
Principal: Teresa Mckenzie
State Finalist
Danielle Niemann
Visitation Academy
Principal: Mary Ellen Schraeder
State Winner

Montana

Lauren Smith
Great Falls High School
Principal: Fred Anderson
State Finalist
Alekses Clifton
Great Falls High School
Principal: Dr. Fred Anderson
Regional Winner

Nebraska

William Ebke
Fairbury Jr-Sr High School
Principal: Jeff Vetter
State Finalist
Brent Snyder
Papillion-La Vista South High School
Principal: Enid Schonewise
State Winner

Nevada

Sean Allgood
Bishop Manogue Catholic High School
Principal: Tim Jaureguito
State Finalist
 

Grant Colby
Spanish Springs High School
Principal: Tasha Fuson
State Winner

New Hampshire

Joshua Bean
Dover Senior High School
Principal: Christine Boston
State Finalist
Milan Singh Sandhu
Bedford High School
Principal: William Hagen
State Winner

New Jersey

Anuj Chhabra
Northern Highlands Regional High School
Principal: Joe Occhino
State Finalist
James Lee
Indian Hills High School
Principal: Al Evangelista
State Finalist
Alicia Lee
Hunterdon Central High School
Principal: Tim O’Brien
State Finalist
 

Jasmine Yan
John P. Stevens High School
Principal: Gail Pawlikowski
Regional Winner

New Mexico

Jordan Degraaf
Alamogordo High School
Principal: Darian Jaramillo
State Finalist
Tylynn Payne
Dexter High School
Principal: Eddie J Ward
State Winner

New York

Andrew Ehlers
George F Baker High School
Principal: Denis Petrilak
State Finalist
Timothy Keegan
Lynbrook Senior High School
Principal: Joseph Rainis
State Finalist
Sara Mcnamara
Copenhagen Central School
Principal: Nadine O’Shaughnessy
State Finalist
Sino Esthappan
Susan E. Wagner High School
Principal: Gary M. Giordano
State Finalist
Schuyler Berland
Half Hollow Hills High School East
Principal: Jeffery Woodberry
State Finalist
Gina Surita
Alfred-Almond Junior-Senior High School
Principal: Susan Bain-Lucey
State Winner

North Carolina

Zaynah Alam
Chapel Hill High School
Principal: Jesse Dingle
State Finalist
Sarah Dewitt-Feldman
Mountain Heritage High School
Principal: Patricia Bennett
State Finalist
Anne Talkington
Massey Hill Classical High School
Principal: Mark Culbreth
State Winner

North Dakota

John Hoffer
Magic City Campus High School
Principal: Scott Faul
State Finalist
Matthew Goldenberg
Davies High School
Principal: Jeff Schatz
State Winner

Ohio

Zachary Diltz
Shawnee High School
Principal: Don Wade
State Finalist
Paige Renee Ward
Tuslaw High School
Principal: Rob Sattler
State Finalist
Ryan Malthaner
Xenia Christian High School
Principal: Joseph Batchelor
State Finalist
Sonia Tandon
Beavercreek High School
Principal: Marian West
State Finalist
Yuxi Zheng
Beachwood High School
Principal: Robert Hardis
State Winner

Oklahoma

Emily Towler
Jenks High School
Principal: Michael Means
State Finalist
Lauren Dean
Fort Gibson High School
Principal: Gary Sparks
State Finalist
Hoda Katebi
Santa Fe High School
Principal: Earl Kirkpatrick
State Winner

Oregon

Tessa Van Volkenburg
Roseburg High School
Principal: Karen Goirigolzarri
State Finalist
Marli Corbett
Lebanon High School
Principal: Bo Yates
State Winner

Pennsylvania

Amanda Assenmacher
Norristown Area High School
Principal: Jeff Smith
State Finalist
Eun Park
Cheltenham High School
Principal: Elliot Lewis
State Finalist
Michelle Lee
North Allegheny Senior High School
Principal: Walt Sieminski
State Finalist
Lumin  Shen
West Chester Henderson High School
Principal: Robert Sokolowski
State Finalist
Kevin Li
Principal: Charles E. Rittenhouse
Upper Dublin High School
State Winner

Puerto Rico

Raiza Irizarry
Radians High School
Principal: Miriam Montañez
State Winner
Rhode Island Mckenzie Meehan
La Salle Academy
Principal: Donald Kavanagh
State Finalist
John Kane
Bishop Hendricken High School
Principal: Joseph Brennan
State Winner

South Carolina

Malcolm Kates
Beaufort High School
Principal: Daniel Durbin
State Finalist
Shira Cohen
Ashley Hall
Principal: Mary Schweers
State Winner

South Dakota

Tanna Becker
T F Riggs High School
Principal: Kevin Mutchelknaus
State Finalist
Marah Smith
Groton Area High School
Principal: Mr. Joe Schwan
State Winner

Tennessee

Emily Hernandez
Germantown High School
Principal: Ted Horrell
State Finalist
Robin Graves
Tullahoma High School
Principal: Mike Landis
State Winner

Texas

Marie Brinkman
Concordia Lutheran High School
Principal: Mark Bahr
State Finalist
Avinash  Murugan
Paschal High School
Principal: Terri Mossige
State Finalist
Ruth Godbey
Lakehill Preparatory
Principal: Roger Perry
State Finalist
Arti Alagappan
Clear Lake High School
Principal: Debra Dixon
State Finalist
Adeyemi Adewuyi
Plano East Senior High School
Principal: Karen Mcdonald
State Finalist
Roya Edalatpour
Harmony Science Academy
Principal: Hakan Simsek
State Finalist
Amy Chyao
Plano East Senior High School
Principal: Karen McDonald
National Winner

Utah

Anisa Mughal
Skyline High School
Principal: Doug Bingham
State Finalist
Rachel Westrate
Park City High School
Principal: Hillary Hays
State Winner

Vermont

Ellen Bevier
Mill River Union High School
Principal: Andy Pomeroy
State Finalist
Jaye Grundy
Montpelier High School
Principal: Peter Evans
State Winner

Virginia

Delaney Brown
St Gertrude High School
Principal: Judi Lynch
State Finalist
Mary Shelley Goldsmith
Abingdon High School
Principal: Chad Wallace
State Finalist
Allison Crow
Tabb High School
Principal: Angela Seiders
State Finalist
Christopher Cai
Chancellor High School
Principal: Jacqueline Bass-Fortune
Regional Winner

Washington

Davin Gong
Mountain View High School
Principal: Mike Meloy
State Finalist
Emily Steelquist
Blaine High School
Principal: Scott Ellis
State Finalist
Gordon Sun
Interlake Senior High School
Principal: Maria Frieboes-Gee
State Winner

West
Virginia

James Mcclure
Linsly School
Principal: Chad Barnett
State Finalist
Joy Wang
Capital High School
Principal: Clinton H. Giles
State Winner

Wisconsin

Hannah Marti
Pittsville High School
Principal: John Olig
State Finalist
Kyle Furlong
Preble High School
Principal: Natasha Rowell
State Finalist
Kathrine Bretl
Southern Door High School
Principal: Steve Bousley
State Finalist
Christina Lisa Spaeth
Christian Life School
Principal: T. Troy Tennyson
Regional Winner

Wyoming

Ha Fai Tang
Guernsey-Sunrise High School
Principal: Troy Lake
State Winner

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