Milford High School is pleased to announce that Vedi Raval, Milford High School Class of 2025, has been selected by Acting Commissioner Russell D. Johnston and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to represent the state as one of 25 students from across the state as a U.S. Presidential Scholar nominee from Massachusetts. This year’s selection process was highly competitive, with many outstanding submissions from around the Commonwealth.  To be named as a state nominee is a highly prestigious honor earned by Ms. Raval.  

According to Milford High School Principal Joshua Otlin, “Vedi is an extraordinary student, a talented leader, and a person of great compassion.  She is very deserving of this honor and we are so proud of her many accomplishments.”

The DESE review team was highly impressed with Vedi’s submission and is proud to have her represent Massachusetts as one of the nominees for this distinguished award. Scholars are chosen based on their accomplishments in many areas — academics, leadership, and involvement in their school and the community — and represent excellence in education and the promise of greatness in America's youth. U.S. Presidential Scholars are honored during the National Recognition Program each June.  

Nominees selected by DESE, including Vedi, will be invited by the U.S. Department of Education’s (USED) national review team to complete a new application for consideration for the U.S. Presidential Scholar Award.  The U.S. Presidential Scholars Program was established in 1964, by executive order of the President, to recognize and honor some of our nation's most distinguished graduating high school seniors. Each year, approximately 160 students from across the country are named by the U.S. Department of Education (USED) as Presidential Scholars, one of the nation's highest honors for high school students.

For additional details about the program, please refer to https://www.doe.mass.edu/scholarships/pres-scholars/ as well as https://www.ed.gov/grants-and-programs/recognition-programs/us-presidential-scholars-program