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May 28, 2003

Newsbrief: Blair senior named to USA Today Academic Team

by Branden Buehler, Page Editor
Senior Anatoly Preygel was one of 20 students selected for the second team of the USA Today 2003 All-USA High School Academic Team.

The students were chosen by a panel of judges, who evaluated students' outstanding original academic, artistic or leadership endeavors. Judges assessed the students based on the students' ability to describe their efforts in writing, supplemented by recommendations from the teacher that nominated them for the team and two other persons of the nominee's choice. According to USA Today, the students are the "best and brightest high school students," recognized "as representatives of all outstanding high school students."

The first team consisted of the top 20 students chosen by the judges. Second and third teams consisted of the top 40 runners-up.

Preygel achieved a 4.0 GPA, placed third in the Intel Science Talent Search for his work on quandle cocycle invariants, qualified for the Math Olympiad three times, and scored a 1600 on the SAT.

Two other MCPS students also made the All-USA High School Academic Team. Wootton High School senior Nicki Lehrer made the first team, and Kevin Wei Gan, also from Wootton, was selected for the second team.

Discuss this Article

  • Jeremy Hoffman (View Email) on May 29, 2003
    Three cheers for Anatoly and his incredible achievements.
  • none (View Email) on May 29, 2003
    hip hip HOORAY!
    hip hip HOORAY!
    hip hip HOORAY!
  • Someone Bored on May 30, 2003
    Good Job to all the Stundents who were picked for the All-USA High School Acedemic Team

    Great Job everyone
  • Feh, that's weird on June 1, 2003
    I know both Anatoly and Nicki! No offense to Branden, but this article is rather lacking. What exactly is the All-USA High School Academic Team? What do they compete in - math, science, writing? Not enough information here!
  • Branden Buehler (View Email) on June 1, 2003
    The teams do not compete; being named to one is just an honor. Members of the first team receive $2,500 and trophies, as well as being featured in USA Today. Those named to the second and third teams receive certificates of achievement and are named in the paper.
  • Come on now on September 10, 2003
    Feh, that's wierd: you're kind of dumb. branden explained exactly what the kids were judged on.
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