Two Putnam City Students Named Academic All-Staters

Putnam City West High School senior Jonathan Shirley and Putnam City North High School senior Brendan Hill have been named to the 2008 Academic All-State Class by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.

The students are two of the 100 top public high school seniors, selected from 512 nominations statewide, hailing from 72 different schools in 62 Oklahoma school districts. Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 22nd annual Academic Awards Banquet on Saturday, May 17, at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center in Tulsa.

In the 22 years Academic All-Staters have been named by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, 101 Putnam City students have been so honored, the second-highest total of any school system in the state.

David L. Boren, chairman and founder of the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, describes the selection of the scholars as “Oklahoma’s most rigorous academic competition.” This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 32.5 on the ACT.

Academic All-Staters are nominated by their principals or superintendents and are selected on the basis of academic achievement, extracurricular activities and community involvement, as well as an essay submitted by each nominee.

Brendan Hill		Jonathan Shirley