Shrewsbury student ranks as U.S. Presidential Scholar semifinalist

Shawn Noronha, a graduating senior at Shrewsbury High School, was selected as one of the eleven Massachusetts U.S. Presidential Scholars Semifinalists.

At the Shrewsbury public high school, Shawn excelled in many roles, including as vice president of the Student Council, president of “Globally Making A Difference”, multiple honor societies, the school orchestra, varsity tennis team, math team, and Speech and Debate team. He was also a finalist for the 2020 National Merit Scholarship program.

He is also especially noticed for his involvement as an altar server and lector at Shrewsbury Saint Mary parish.

The United States Presidential Scholars Program is a program of the Department of Education, described as “one of the Nation’s highest honors for students.” From nearly 3.6 million graduating high school seniors, more than 5,600 students were identified as candidates in the program based on their academic achievement. Shawn joins a list of 621 semifinalists in the United States, of those, only 11 from Massachusetts.