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The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute announces the recipients of the 2023 Reagan Leadership Medal.

(Simi Valley Calif.) Today, The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Reagan Leadership Medal. The program was started as a way to recognize the accomplishments of graduating high school seniors who exemplify the traits of drive, humility and service before self.

“The Reagan Leadership Medal provides a unique way to recognize outstanding talent among graduating seniors across the country,” said Chief Learning Officer Janet Tran. “The locally controlled nomination process allows high school counselors and administrators the autonomy to select their most deserving student. In this way we are putting the power back in the classroom where it belongs.”

While each of the 324 recipients are all leaders in their own right following are just three examples of the outstanding students who were awarded the 2023 Reagan Leadership Medal:

Monache High School Counselor Flor Sozinho wrote about her school’s student nominee: “Janessa Alba is an incredibly disciplined individual. She has worked tirelessly to reach her goals while maintaining a great attitude putting her family first. Janessa makes time for her family, friends, church, and academics without skipping a beat and that is a truly admirable quality.

Whatever she ends up doing as a career, she will cause waves and be a force to reckon with. I am beyond proud of her!”

Crescenta Valley High School Counselor Karen Carlson added about her school’s student nominee: "Like Reagan himself, Vienna Panossian is a mesmerizing and exceptionally compelling orator with a remarkable ability to connect with anyone."

Newbury Park High School Assistant Principal Carly Adams summed up her student nomination as follows: “Deepa was chosen for her well-roundedness. She volunteers and does community service, she is a leader for multiple groups and clubs, she is an athlete, and a scholar. She has a true passion for leadership and uses it to make change, inspire growth, and to be a positive role model. She is someone who does and will continue to make a positive difference in this world.”

Congratulations to the 324 Reagan Leadership Medal winners for 2023 listed in alphabetical order.

Brandon

Abad

All Hallows High School

New York

NY

William

Ahluwalia

Bountiful High School

Bountiful

UT

Janessa

Alba

Monache High School

Porterville

CA

Grantland

Allen

Alma High School

Alma

AR

Sara Camila

Almeida

Cooper City High School

Cooper City

FL

Ryan

Almstadt

Admiral Farragut Academy

St Petersburg

FL

Madison

Anderson

Irondequoit High School

Rochester

NY

Emy

Arbogast

Sound Christian Academy

Tacoma

WA

Paul

Arquilla

Marian Catholic High School

Chicago Heights

IL

Ruby Cullars

Arthur

Augusta Christian Schools

Martinez

GA

Bayli

Atherley

Copper Hills High School

West Jordan

UT

Natalie

Babinski

Montverde Academy

Montverde

FL

Symphony

Baldelomar

Renuevo Leadership Academy

Huntington Park

CA

Diya

Bardwell

Basis DC

Washington DC

DC

Hafsah

Ba-Yunus

Putnam Valley High School

Putnam Valley

NY

Shelby

Beck

Adolfo Camarillo High School

Camarillo

CA

Josie

Behrens

Peninsula High School

Gig Harbor

WA

Riley

Benedict Smith

Scituate High School

North Scituate

RI

Genevieve

Benton

W. T. Woodson High School

Fairfax

VA

Neva

Bettinger

Belleville Henderson Central School

Adams

NY

Nehemiah

Beverly

Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School

Beaumont

TX

Anusha

Bhattacharya

Riverwood International Charter School

Sandy Springs

GA

Daijah

Bias

Rocky River High School

Mint Hill

NC

Tyler

Blanchard

Greece Athena High School

Rochester

NY

Avery

Bliss

Seneca Valley High School

Germantown

MD

Austin

Blumenthal

Johnsburg High School

Johnsburg

IL

Nathan

Boettner

Jeannette Jr/Sr High School

Jeannette

PA

Karoline

Bolen

Barnwell High School

Barnwell

SC

Megan

Bonne

Mater Performing Arts Academy

Hialeah Gardens

FL

Lauren

Bottiglieri

Incarnate Word High School

San Antonio

TX

Samuel

Bouchard

Westview High School

Portland

OR

Grace

Bowersox

Fairfax High School

Fairfax

VA

Jason

Braswell

North East Carolina Prep School

Tarboro

NC

Matthew

Bravo

Creekside High School

St. Johns

FL

Lexee

Brewer

Sidney High School

Sidney

OH

Catherine

Briery

C. E. Byrd High School

Shreveport

LA

Lillian

Bryant

Manasquan High School

Manasquan

NJ

Micah

Bull

Sonora Union High School

Sonora

CA

Hope

Burki

Dove and Sparrow Academy (Homeschool)

Ladysmith

WI

John

Burns

Millis High School

Millis

MA

Luca

Buscaglia

Williamsville East High School

East Amherst

NY

William

Caldwell

Forest Lake Area High School

Forest Lake

MN

Felix

Candelaria

Valencia High School

Los Lunas

NM

Kalyx

Cantu

Liberty-Eylau High School

Texarkana

TX

William

Carlson

Pacifica Christian High School Orange County

Newport Beach

CA

Catherine

Carter

Marian High School

Bloomfield Hills

MI

Lewis

Carter

Houston Academy

Dothan

AL

Caroline

Carter

Hayfield Secondary School

Alexandria

VA

Rachel

Cassella

Rossview High School

Clarksville

TN

Ryan

Castillo

Los Lunas High School

Los Lunas

NM

Matthew

Catchings

Savoy High School

Savoy

TX

Leslie

Cervantes

Oxnard Middle College High School

Oxnard

CA

McKenzie

Chastain

Fannin County High School

Blue Ridge

GA

Mihika

Chechi

Burbank High School

Burbank

CA

Luke

Chen

Blue Valley North

Overland Park

KS

Victor

Chen

Vintage High School

Napa

CA

Peter

Cho

North County Christian School

Bonsall

CA

Chet

Colvin

Ogden High School

Ogden

UT

Ishaira

Crespo-Torres

Crispus Attucks Charter School

York

PA

Donald

Cruse

Jackson High School

Jackson

OH

Matthew

Daub

Concord Community High School

Elkhart

IN

Liana

Davila

George C. Marshall High School

Falls Church

VA

Oluwadimimu

Deju

Grace Homeschool Academy

Buford

GA

Maryanna

Del Amedia

Waterbury Career Academy

Waterbury

CT

Siddharth R.

Dhadi

Chantilly High School

Chantilly

VA

Levi

Drueke

Neligh-Oakdale Public School

Neligh

NE

Isaac

Eilmes

Cheyenne Mountain High School

Colorado Springs

CO

Ella

Embry

Mars Hill Bible School

Florence

AL

Queenie

Escalera

Susan E Wagner High School

Staten Island

NY

Diego

Estrada

Black Diamond High School

Pittsburg

CA

Catherine

Estrada

West Covina High School

West Covina

CA

Alexis

Fernandes

Peekskill High School

Peekskill

NY

George

Ferree

Trinity High School

Louisville

KY

Bayleigh

Fife

Mount Carmel Academy

New Orleans

LA

Owen

Fink

Powell High School

Powell

WY

Christian

Flournoy

The Westminster Schools

Atlanta

GA

Grace

Forbes

Lansdale Catholic High School

Lansdale

PA

Riley

Frey

McComb High School

McComb

OH

Briyant

Frimpong

Leaders in our Neighborhood Charter School

Bronx

NY

Erika

Gensley

St. Mary's Ryken High School

Leonardtown

MD

Alexis

Geoghegan

Harrisburg High School

Harrisburg

OR

Brody

Gilkison

John F. Kennedy Senior High School

Cedar Rapids

IA

Emily

Gillham

Advanced Christian Training High School

Atascadero

CA

Kiana

Giuliani

West Salem High School

Salem

OR

Allison

Gonnella

Kaneland High School

Maple Park

IL

Jayce

Griffith

Greenup County High School

Greenup

KY

Leon

Grimm

St. Monica Academy

Montrose

CA

Tiffany

Guerrero

Pennsauken High School

Pennsauken

NJ

Kylie

Guina

Pitman High School

Turlock

CA

Mary Katherine

Gunn

Elberta High School

Elberta

AL

Sabrina

Guo

Syosset High School

Syosset

NY

Raymond

Guthrie

Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School

Augusta

GA

Kate

Harper

Gig Harbor High School

Gig Harbor

WA

Grace

Harriman

Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School

Kernersville

NC

Nathanael

Harris

North Clackamas Christian School

Oregon City

OR

Rishi

Hazra

Skyline High School

Sammamish

WA

Emmaline

Heath

Genesee Christian School

Burton

MI

Sohie

Henderson

Charles Francis Adams High School

Clarkston

WA

Arturo

Hernandez

Pearsall High School

Pearsall

TX

Nathan

Hershey

Justice High School

Falls Church

VA

Cameron

Hiek

Langley High School

McLean

VA

Maci

Hill

Livingston High School

Livingston

TX

Skyla

Hilliard

Ohio Virtual Academy

Maumee

OH

Seth

Hillis

Garrison High School

Garrison

TX

Margie

Hittinger

Lutheran High School La Verne

La Verne

CA

Morgan

Hoang

Westridge School

Pasadena

CA

Jacob

Hoffman

West Johnston High School

Benson

NC

James

Horse

Ocean View Christian Academy

San Diego

CA

Rebecca

Houghton

Providence Christian School

Riverview

FL

Joshua

Hummel

Gateway Regional High School

Woodbury Heights

NJ

Jacob

Hupke

Moreau Catholic High School

Hayward

CA

Julia

Huth

Diana C. Lobosco STEM Academy

Wayne

NJ

Antaysha

Hyde

Public Service Community School

Los Angeles

CA

Brett

Itchkow

North Salem High School

North Salem

NY

Luke

Jackson

Porterville Military Academy

Porterville

CA

Emily

Jenkins

Rappahannock County High School

Washington

VA

Sally

Jones

Performance Learning Center

Augusta

GA

Luke

Jones

Crespi Carmelite High School

Encino

CA

Trex

Jones

Arcadia High School

Phoenix

AZ

Tanay

Joshi

Dougherty Valley High School

San Ramon

CA

Cole

Judkins

Grandview High School

Grandview

WA

Hanadi

Kamal

Steele Canyon High School

Spring Valley

CA

Namit

Kapoor

Herricks High School

New Hyde Park

NY

Hannah

Karanick

Sage Oak Charter School

Redlands

CA

Pamela

Kellum

Pittsburg High School

Pittsburg

TX

Aidan

Kelly

Kingsway Regional High School

Woolwich

NJ

Branden

Kikuno

Torrance High School

Torrance

CA

Wendo

Kimori

Lawrence Free State High School

Lawrence

KS

Victoria

Kirk

Soli Deo Gloria Home Education Foundation

McDonough

GA

Carly

Klem

Calvin Christian High School

Escondido

CA

Aidan

Knicely

Foley High School

Foley

MN

Avery

Koelling

Lighthouse Preparatory Academy

Jefferson City

MO

Reagan

Koester

North Posey High School

Poseyville

IN

Laura

Kopec

Palm Harbor University High School

Palm Harbor

FL

Nikhil

Kothari

International Academy Okma

Bloomfield Hills

MI

Lukas

Koutsoukos

Wilton High School

Wilton

CT

Nathan

Kovacevic

Washington-Liberty High School

Arlington

VA

Ariana

Kreager

Oakland Early College

Farmington Hills

MI

Kolden

Kringen

Williston High School

williston

ND

Henry

Kuemmell

Palmer Trinity School

Miami

FL

Maahe

Kunvar

Northwest High School

Germantown

MD

Alexandra

Kwiat

Neshannock High School

New Castle

PA

Jacob

Kyle

Buffalo Gap High School

Swoope

DC

Eden

Labaniego

Pinole Valley High School

Pinole

CA

Lily

Ladin

La Reina High School

Thousand Oaks

CA

Trinity

Lauer

Westview High School

Avondale

AZ

Madison

Lee

Henry M. Gunn High School

Palo Alto

CA

Daylin

Lee

Shelby High School

Shelby

NC

Grant

Leed

South Whidbey High School

Langley

WA

Amelia

Lefevers

Pensacola Christian Academy

Pensacola

FL

Madelyn

LeRoy

Seneca High School

Seneca

SC

Rebecca

Lewis

Calvary Christian School

Covington

KY

Ryan

Lewis

Airport Senior High School

Carleton

MI

Amy

Lilman

University Heights High School

Bronx

NY

Hannah

Lima

Dartmouth High School

Dartmouth

MA

Joseph

Limentato

Judah Christian School

Champaign

IL

Douglas

Lipps, Jr.

Cleveland High School

Clayton

NC

Aslyn

Litton

Union High School

Big Stone Gap

VA

Simon

Livingston

Heritage Christian School

San Diego

CA

Camilla

Loard

Trinity Presbyterian School

Montgomery

AL

Elisha

Lopez

Lewisville High School

Lewisville

TX

Logan

Lopez

Paul J. Hagerty High School

Oviedo

FL

Emily

Lopez

Live Oak High School

Morgan Hill

CA

Angela

Luca

Alonzo and Tracy Mourning Senior High School

North Miami Beach

FL

Richard

Luong

Broken Arrow High School

Broken Arrow

OK

Madison

Lyman

Endeavor Charter School

Fresno

CA

Sydney

Ma

Simi Valley High School

Simi Valley

CA

Ethan

MacAllaster

Professional & Technical High School

Kissimmee

FL

Niveda

Mahesh

Woodbridge Senior High School

Woodbridge

VA

Jackson

Mallick

Rocky Bayou Christian School

Niceville

FL

Aditi

Mangal

Spring-Ford High School

Royersford

PA

Kayla

Manteca

Waller High School

Waller

TX

Naia

Marcelino

Jose Marti STEM Academy

Union City

NJ

Kennedy

Marrs

Bentonville West High School

Centerton

AR

Alex

Martinez

James A. Garfield High School

Los Angeles

CA

Angela

Martinez Dominguez

Channel Islands High School

Oxnard

CA

Aniket

Martins

Fairfield Ludlowe High School

Fairfield

CT

Annaleisa

Matzirakis

Independently Homeschooled

Franklin

TN

Christen

McAdoo

Graham High School

Graham

NC

Sadie

McGuire

St. Helens High School

St. Helens

OR

Isabella

Meisten

Greenville Technical Charter High School

Greenville

SC

Katie

Melber

The Woodlands Christian Academy

The Woodlands

TX

Chelsea

Mendes

Dr. Phillips High School

Orlando

FL

Emily

Michie

Nordhoff High School

Ojai

CA

Isaac

Miller

East Jackson High School

Commerce

GA

Camryn

Mills

Glacier High School

Oakhurst

CA

Riley

Montelibano

Moorpark High School

Moorpark

CA

Emma

Morgan

Citizens Christian Academy

Douglas

GA

Marissa

Mudd

Highlands Latin School

Louisville

KY

Ariel

Nash

Ridgeland

Rossville

GA

Erin

Neiswenter

St. Edmund Preparatory High School

Brooklyn

NY

Lilian

Newcomer

Bishop McCort Catholic High School

Johnstown

PA

Hannah

Nguyen

James Madison High School

Vienna

VA

Apollo

Oase

Apple Valley High School

Apple Valley

MN

Laura

O'Connor

Sacred Heart Greenwich

Greenwich

CT

Caleb

Oh

South River High School

Edgewater

MD

Zack

Okun

Desert Mountain High School

Scottsdale

AZ

Elizabeth

Olstad

Hillcrest Lutheran Academy

Fergus Falls

MN

Meghan

Oros

Bearden High School

Knoxville

TN

Tanner

Pace

Venture Homeschool

Tyler

TX

Joshua

Pacheco

Willits Charter School

Willits

CA

Vienna

Panossian

Crescenta Valley High School

La Crescenta

CA

Robin

Park

A1 College Prep

Los Angeles

CA

Jacob

Parks-Walsh

Western High School

Anaheim

CA

Armando

Parrish

Bishop Lynch High School

Dallas

TX

Kush

Patel

Blue Springs South High School

Blue Springs

MO

Dexter

Paulson

South Fork high School

Stuart

FL

Marissa

Pe

Mountain View High School

El Monte

CA

Jacqueline

Perez

Coral Reef Senior High School

Miami

FL

Rose

Perry

Wildwood Middle High School

Wildwood

FL

Melissa

Peruch

Magnolia Science Academy 1 Reseda

Reseda

CA

Andrew

Pexton

Bethel High School

Hampton

VA

Caleb

Pezold

South Callaway High School

Mokane

MO

Kennedy

Picker

Valley Park High School

Valley Park

MO

Savannah

Pickett

Young Americans Christian School

Conyers

GA

Amanda

Pierce

Mount Saint Charles Academy

Woonsocket

RI

Nikolai

Piskulich

Damien High School

La Verne

CA

Samuel

Pittman

Tidewater Academy

Wakefield

VA

Mark

Poneros

Dwight-Englewood School

Englewood

NJ

Hunter

Postma

Waldport High School

Waldport

OR

Hayle

Profera

Ichabod Crane High School

Valatie

NY

John

Pumayalli

Telluride High School

Telluride

CO

Serenity

Putman

Mountain Pine High School

Mountain Pine

AR

Sophie

Ramie

North Bay Haven Charter Academy

Panama City Beach

FL

Mason

Rarer

Middletown High School

Middletown

MD

Natalie

Reed

Waynesboro High School

Waynesboro

VA

Regan

Reed

Old Suwanee Christian School

Buford

GA

Jake

Ressler

Western Center Academy

Hemet

CA

Nataly

Reveron

Polk Virtual School

Lakeland

FL

Elisabeth

Rhodes

Methacton High School

Eagleville

PA

Grace

Rutkofske

Yale High School

Yale

MI

Kshboo

Sadia

Thomas A. Edison CTE High School

Jamaica

NY

Edan

Saedi

Taft Charter High School

Woodland Hills

CA

Marcos

San Miguel

Campbell High School

Smyrna

GA

Horiam

Santiago

George Jenkins High School

Lakeland

FL

Ava

Santoro

West Stokes High School

King

NC

Yurit

Santos

LaBelle High School

LaBelle

FL

Gabriele

Savino

Downtown Doral Charter Upper School

Doral

FL

Jakob

Schmidt

Aurora Central Catholic High School

Aurora

IL

Emmeline

Seest

Rossville Middle/Senior High School

Rossville

IN

John Claude

Shaffer

South County High School

Lorton

VA

Mehmood

Shajih

Osbourn Park High School

Manassas

VA

Mason

Shepherd

Cardinal High School

Eldon

IA

Sloan

Short

Midlothian High School

Midlothian

TX

Caroline

Sieber

Centreville High School

Clifton

VA

Malia

Skaret

S5 Overseas Academy

Dulles

VA

Emilyn

Slemons

Augustine Classical Academy

Cumming

GA

Grace

Smith

Orting High School

Orting

WA

Elizabeth

Smith

Michigan Virtual Charter Academy

Grand Rapids

MI

Marly

Smith

El Segundo High School

El Segundo

CA

Mia

Smith

Archbishop Spalding High School

Severn

MD

Baine

Snyder

Oil City High School

Oil City

PA

Sumayya

Spann

Long Island Lutheran Middle & High School

Brookville

NY

Abagail

Squires

West Central Community School

Maynard

IA

Amelia

Steedly

Oldham County High School

LaGrange

KY

Rycklon

Stephens

Sacred Heart Preparatory

Atherton

CA

John

Storer

The Academies at Jonesboro High School

Jonesboro

AR

Samuel

Strong

Briarcrest Christian School

Eads

TN

Grace

Sun

The Bishop's School

La Jolla

CA

Summer

Sun

Chico High School

Chico

CA

Sujay

Sundar

Jericho High School

Jericho

NY

Akaash

Surendra

BASIS Chandler

Chandler

AZ

Grace

Sutherland

Longwood High School

Middle Island

NY

Zachary

Swierz

Bishop Ready High School

Columbus

OH

James

Swift

Franklin Regional Senior High School

Murrysville

PA

Kaleb

Sy

East High School

Memphis

TN

Annabella

Tannaz

Eldorado High School

Albuquerque

NM

Llalyn

Tavarez

Urban Assembly Charter School for Computer Science

Bronx

NY

Trisha

Terry

Kaweah High School

Exeter

CA

Owen

Thomas

McGraw Central School

McGraw

NY

Anya

Thompson

Edmond Memorial High School

Edmond

OK

Brennyn

Timmons

Bainbridge High School

Bainbridge

GA

Avrey

Tokuyama

Westlake High School

Westlake Village

CA

Maximo

Toledo

The King's Academy

West Palm Beach

FL

Elizabeth

Torres

Southmoore High School

Moore

OK

Jade

Tran

Oxnard High School

Oxnard

CA

Francis

Transfiguracion

Kealakehe High School

Kailua Kona

HI

Mireya

Trelles

Waterbury Arts Magnet School

Waterbury

CT

Marissa

Trice

Gonzales High School

Gonzales

TX

Owen

Triplett

Scotland County R-1

Memphis

MO

Abigail

Trompler

Hubbard High School

Hubbard

TX

Fredericka

Trottie

Silver Bluff High School

Aiken

SC

Jadyn

Trusler

Dalhart High School

Dalhart

TX

Joseph

Twyford

St. Paul High School

Shiner

TX

Autumn

Tyler

Chester Academy

Chester

NY

Chesni

Uhde

Marshalltown High School

Marshalltown

IA

Suraj

Vadapalli

Carnegie Vanguard High School

Houston

TX

Violette

Valencia

Norte Vista High School

Riverside

CA

Christopher

Vazquez

Milano High School

Milano

TX

Miracle

Veavea

Pacific Horizon School

Pago Pago

AS

Deepa

Venkat

Newbury Park High School

Newbury Park

CA

Daniel

Villafuerte

Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola

San Juan

PR

Henry

Walters Koerner

Big Foot High School

Walworth

WI

Benjamin

Watson

Harmony Magnet Academy

Porterville

CA

Kathryn

Webber

Central Magnet School

Murfreesboro

TN

Grace "Arrow"

Wehmeier

Henderson Bay High School

Gig Harbor

WA

Madison

Welzel

Arrowhead Christian Academy

Redlands

CA

Sonni

Werner

Gatlinburg-Pittman High School

Gatlinburg

TN

Parker

West

Burlington High School

Burlington

KS

Sofia

Westblom

Hamilton High School

Chandler

AZ

Jordan

Whitaker

Parish Episcopal School

Dallas

TX

Christopher

Wiatrak

St. Rita of Cascia High School

Chicago

IL

Kenya

Williams

William T. McFatter Technical High School

Davie

FL

Ashley

Williams

Horizon Christian Academy

Cumming

GA

Kaytlin

Willner

Northwest Career and Technical Academy

Las Vegas

NV

Brayden

Wisniewski

Avonworth High School

Pittsburgh

PA

Haley

Wong

Oak Ridge High School

El Dorado Hills

CA

Samson

Wong

Vestal High School

Vestal

NY

Tobin

Wood

Clear Creek High School

League City

TX

Kacie

Wooten

Kuna High School

Kuna

ID

Kyle

Wren

Swink High School

Swink

CO

Allyssa

Wright

Cumberland Academy High School

Tyler

TX

Hannah

Yu

Quarry Lane School

Dublin

CA

Issac

Zachariah

Royal High School

Simi Valley

CA

Kaitlyn

Zezza

Brookfield High School

Brookfield

CT

Lily

Zheng

Colonial Heights High School

Colonial Heights

VA

Mohammad

Zoraiz

Mayfield High School

Mayfield Village

OH

For information on the Reagan Leadership Medal or nomination specifics please contact education@reaganfoundation.org.

About the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is the sole nonprofit organization created by President Reagan charged with continuing his legacy and sharing his principles –individual liberty, economic opportunity, global democracy and national pride. The Foundation is a non-partisan organization which sustains the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, CA, the Reagan Center for Public Affairs, the Presidential Learning Center, The Air Force One Pavilion, the award-winning Reagan Leadership Center and the Reagan Institute, which carries out the Foundation’s mission in Washington, D.C.

The Reagan Library houses over 55 million pages of Gubernatorial, Presidential and personal papers and over 60,000 gifts and artifacts chronicling the lives of Ronald and Nancy Reagan. It also serves as the final resting place of America’s 40th President and former First Lady Nancy Reagan.

For more information about the Ronald Reagan Foundation and Institute or to become a member please contact https://www.reaganfoundation.org/support-us/become-a-member/

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