For Immediate Release

May 21, 2007 Contact: Donna Roberts

OSSM to Graduate 16th Class

Editor: printed below is a list of graduates, their hometowns and home high schools. For your convenience, they are listed in alphabetical order by the county in which they reside, so you can easily identify students from your area.

On Saturday morning, May 26, 2007, at 10:00 a.m., on the south steps of the Oklahoma State Capitol Building, members of the Class of 2007, the 16th class to graduate from the Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics, will cross the dais to receive their diplomas. The 60 students that make up the graduating class come from 23 of Oklahoma’s 77 counties. They included 14 National Merit Finalists, and four Commended Scholars; four candidates, two semifinalists, and one finalist in the 2007 Presidential Scholars Program; two Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence Academic All-State Scholars; 25 College Board Advanced Placement Scholars; two Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation Sir Alexander Fleming Scholars; and 19 Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Scholars; a member of the 2007 United States Physics Olympiad Team; and the First Place Team in the United States Physics Bowl in the category for specialized math and science schools. The Class has an average ACT composite score of 31.6, and has received scholarship offers in excess of 5.5 million dollars.

OSSM is Oklahoma’s tuition-free high school for juniors and seniors who have exceptional ability in math and science. During their two years at OSSM, students have participated in a rigorous academic program. In addition to high-level courses in the sciences and mathematics, the curriculum includes exemplary programs in computer science, humanities, the arts, and physical education. In two years, OSSM students must complete nine semesters of science, four semesters of mathematics, English, Social Studies, foreign language and physical education, two semesters of fine arts, and one semester of computer science. Weekly, each science class features a three-hour lab session.

Many of the graduating seniors plan to attend college in Oklahoma at the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Tulsa. The students who have chosen to attend college out-of-state will be attending some of the most prestigious universities in the country including Amherst College, the University of Alaska, Baylor University, Boston University, Brown, CalTech, University of California-Santa Barbara, Carnegie Mellon, the University of Chicago, Colorado College, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Duke, Georgia Tech, Graceland University, Harvard, Knox College, Michigan State, the University of Missouri-Rolla, MIT, Carolina State, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Randolph-Macon, Rice, the University of Rochester, Rutgers, Stanford, UT Dallas, and Vanderbilt.

To celebrate their many accomplishments, a reception for the graduates will be held on the lawn adjoining the south plaza immediately following the commencement exercises.

The following is a list of the OSSM Class of 2007, their hometowns, and home high schools.

Class of 2007 by county of residence

County Student Name Home Town Home High School

Bryan Alex Perry Durant Calera High School

Canadian Ed Shalda Yukon Yukon High School

Canadian Kevin Lewis Yukon Yukon High School

Carter Cassi Pinion Ardmore Ardmore High School

Carter Megan Richerson Ardmore Ardmore High School

Choctaw Bevon Rogers Hugo Hugo High School

Cleveland Leah Weyand Noble Noble High School

Cleveland Arib Rahman Norman Norman High School

Cleveland Samia Afreen Norman Norman High School

Garfield Timothy Thomas Enid Enid High School

Garfield Katie Maurer Enid Enid High School

Garvin Julia Layne Stratford Stratford High School

Garvin Wyatt Sharber Wynnewood Wynnewood High School

Hughes Matt McDonald Holdenville Holdenville High School

Kay Caitlin Robertson Ponca City Ponca City High School

Kay Judy Wang Ponca City Ponca City High School

Leflore Jason Tolbert Howe Heavener High School

Leflore Eric Hudgins Pocola Roland High School

Lincoln Alesia Hallmark Chandler Chandler High School

Lincoln Nan Butler Wellston Harrah High School

Lincoln Toby McConnell Wellston Wellston High School

Logan Cameron Goforth Guthrie Guthrie High School

Marshall Anastasiya Austin Claremore Madill High School

Marshall Sebastain Gould Kingston Kingston High School

McClain Jared Gipson Blanchard Newcastle High School

McCurtain Randy Schroeder Haworth Haworth High School

McCurtain Lauren White Idabel Idabel High School

Okfuskee Alex Speir Castle Bristow High School

Oklahoma Darby Payne Choctaw Choctaw High School

Oklahoma Nathan Roy Choctaw Choctaw High School

Oklahoma Aneliese Apala Dale Harrah High School

Oklahoma Gabriella Geletzke Edmond Oklahoma Christian High School

Oklahoma Brooke Luo Edmond Putnam City North High School

Oklahoma Liang Zhang Edmond Edmond Santa Fe High School

Oklahoma Philip Danser Edmond Edmond North High School

Oklahoma Taryn Maynard Edmond Yukon High School

Oklahoma Joe Meyer Edmond Edmond Santa Fe High School

Oklahoma Kimberly Dike Edmond Edmond North High School

Oklahoma Michael Cobbs Midwest City Carl Albert High School

Oklahoma Sarah Howell Oklahoma City Classen School of Advanced Studies

Oklahoma Abie Odejimi Oklahoma City Putnam City North High School

Oklahoma Zach Ishikawa Oklahoma City Moore High School

Oklahoma Philip Harris Oklahoma City Southwest Covenant High School

Oklahoma Claire Manning Oklahoma City Classen School of Advanced Studies

Oklahoma Steven Zhang Oklahoma City Classen School of Advanced Studies

Okmulgee Isaac Smith Henryetta Wilson High School

Payne Shereen Samadzadeh Stillwater Stillwater High School

Pottawatomie Michael Henderson Dale Dale High School

Rogers Seth Storie Claremore Oologah-Talala High School

Rogers Matthew Lynch Collinsville Owasso High School

Sequoyah Amber Lockner Gore Gore High School

Sequoyah Tajjen Ledbetter Roland Roland High School

Tulsa Amanda Cook Broken Arrow Home Schooled

Tulsa Haofei Wei Broken Arrow Union High School

Tulsa Melissa Koshy Broken Arrow Grace Christian School

Tulsa Asya Pritsker Edmond Jenks High School

Tulsa Prunil Patel Tulsa Booker T. Washington High School

Tulsa Joshua Choi Tulsa Jenks High School

Tulsa Maggie Qi Tulsa Union High School

Tulsa Axel Saenz Tulsa Jenks High School