Homeschooled Shoshana Silverstein, of Hyde Park, was one of just 141 high school seniors who received the 2011 U.S. Presidential Scholar Award, says the Lamoille News & Citizen. Students are selected who have “demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community.” Burlington senior Colin R. Gliech was the only other winner from Vermont. Shoshana is a very busy young lady having participated in a variety of activities, sports, and community organizations, as well as studying classical piano, writing for several magazines and anthologies, volunteering at the local library, and captaining the Nordic Ski Team. She will be entering Dartmouth College this fall where she plans to major in Government with a possible double major or minor in Middle Eastern Studies, Public Policy, or Music. Shoshana will be traveling to Washington, D.C., in June to receive her award, accompanied by her mom who she chose as her most challenging and inspiring teacher. “I am looking forward to