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Lim ’26 Semifinalist in Presidential Scholars Program
The U.S. Department of Education has announced that Lincoln Lim ’26 is a semifinalist for the State of Virginia in the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, one of the nation’s highest honors for graduating high school students. Only 627 semifinalists were selected from more than five thousand applicants to advance to the final round. Candidates were invited to apply based on their ACT or SAT scores, and applications were reviewed based additionally on AP exam scores, academic achievement, personal characteristics, an essay, recommendations, and leadership and service activities. This summer, the Commission on Presidential Scholars will select approximately one hundred sixty finalists who will be awarded the U.S. Presidential Scholars medallion at a White House recognition program.
Located in Washington D.C., St. Albans School is a private, all boys day and boarding school. For more than a century, St. Albans has offered a distinctive educational experience for young men in grades 4 through 12. While our students reach exceptional academic goals and exhibit first-rate athletic and artistic achievements, as an Episcopal school we place equal emphasis upon moral and spiritual education.