The local graduates were among 161 students nationwide selected for the prestigious academic honor.
Three Orange County high school graduates have been named 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s highest honors for graduating seniors.
Sophie Mirae Kim of Huntington Beach High School, Irene Pan of Valencia High School in Placentia, and Suraj Samir Shah of Arnold O. Beckman High School in Tustin were selected for the honor from a pool of more than 6,700 candidates representing a graduating class of about 3.9 million high school seniors…