GR students make initial president scholars' list

Two Green River High School students were recently named as candidates for an impressive scholars program.

Amber Nelson and Kayla Gibson, who will both graduate this year, were two out of 4,000 candidates selected in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program.

According to a press release from the program, "The candidates were selected from nearly 3.3 million students expected to graduate from U.S. high schools in the year of 2016. Inclusion in the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, now in its 52nd year, is one of the highest honors bestowed upon graduating high-school seniors."

The release...