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<p>“Presidential Scholar Natalie Weires Among Iowa’s and Nation’s Best” (Iowa)</p>

<p>[Iowa</a> students among nation’s best | Des Moines Register Staff Blogs](<a href=“The Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Iowa, News and Sports”>The Des Moines Register - Des Moines, Iowa, News and Sports)</p>

<p>"It’s one thing to graduate at the top of your class. It’s quite another to graduate at the top of the nation.</p>

<p>Natalie Weires [Princeton '14] and Ethan Budreau, two Iowa high school seniors, were named U.S. presidential scholars today. The honor went to 141 students nationwide who stood out for their work inside and outside the classroom (specifically: academics, artistic ability, leadership skills, citizenship and volunteerism). More than 3,000 candidates qualified, either through nominations or because of outstanding scores on college entrance exams.</p>

<p>Weires, of Asbury, is a senior at Hempstead High School in Dubuque. Budreau, of Cedar Falls, is a senior at Hudson High School in Hudson.</p>

<p>Here’s what U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said about the scholars, who will be honored in Washington, D.C. in June: . . . " (continued)</p>

<p>“Natalie swims on her school’s team, plays the trumpet in band and pit orchestra, and is a team captain for science bowl. She attended the Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics and enjoys folding modular origami. She also loves musicals. In elementary school, she wanted to grow up to be a book editor so she could spend all day reading. She’s now considering studying computer science or chemistry, among other things. She is a National AP Scholar and a National Merit Finalist. After taking the PSAT, Natalie started receiving mail from lots of colleges in which she wasn’t interested, and wanted to keep the ridiculous amounts of paper from being wasted, so she used it as origami paper. After cutting out a couple thousand little rectangles, she folded them and assembled the units into the inverse of a level two Menger Sponge, complete with a color scheme.” [from Presidential Scholars website]</p>