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Odessa senior named U.S. Presidential Scholar

by JOEL MARTIN
Staff Writer | June 8, 2020 11:57 PM

ODESSA — There are 3.6 million high school seniors expected to graduate this year in the United States, according to a press release from the U.S. Department of Education. Of those, more than 5,300 met the qualifications to be U.S. Presidential Scholars, based on college board exams and nominations by chief state school officers and academic organizations. Out of that number, a mere 161 students were actually selected for the honor. Four of those students are from Washington state, and one of them is Madelynn Jae Wagner of Odessa.

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