Four Georgia high school seniors make presidential scholars list
Four Georgia high school students, including one from Cobb County, were among the 2016 presidential scholars identified by the U.S. Department of Education Wednesday.
Jose L. Espinel, of Pope High School in Cobb, was named in the career and technical education field.
Farther from Atlanta, the winners were Olugbenga J. Ojo-Osagie, Lovejoy High School in Hampton; Markeisha J. Wagner, Carver High School in Columbus, and Victoria Canal Tinius, (no school listed) of Sautee-Nacoochee, who won in the arts.
The 52-year-old program recognizes distinguished graduating high school seniors. The arts category was added in 1979, and career and technical education was added last year.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
