Parkersburg South High School senior Nicholas Murphy is one of 161 seniors named a 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholar.
Nick is one of three West Virginia students announced in the 57th class of the award.
Murphy has earned a 4.38 GPA, while taking many AP classes and college courses.
While in high school, he has been involved with soccer, swimming, and football, while also becoming an accomplished pianist.
Nick has been accepted to Stanford and plans to major in Chemical Engineering.
According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Education, more than 6,000 of the expected 3.6 million high school graduates were eligible for the accomplishment.
U.S. Presidential Scholars are made up of young man and young woman from each state, D.C. and Puerto Rico and U.S. families living abroad. There are also 15 people chosen at large, 20 scholars in the arts, and 20 in career and technical education.
Kendra Goeddert of Greenbrier East High School and Zara Zervos from John Marshall High School were the other two students from West Virginia.
Since 1964 the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program has recognized more than 7,500 students.