According to the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, you will find two of the best students in the country in Door and Kewaunee counties. Kewaunee’s Ellie Delebreau and Sevastopol’s Ezra Linnan have been named semi-finalists in the program that has been around since 1964 to honor the country’s most distinguished students.  In 2015, the program was again extended to recognize students who demonstrate ability and accomplishment in career and technical education fields. That’s where Delebreau falls in the equation. She is not just a good student and a youth apprentice for InitiativeOne in Green Bay, but she is also the Kewaunee High School Chapter and Wisconsin State President of the Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. She says being recognized means a lot to her as she tries to set herself up for success after she graduates this spring.

An Eagle Scout, Linnan was announced as the Sevastopol valedictorian and earned a perfect score on the ACT last spring. Delebreau and Linnan are two of the 625 semi-finalists selected from a pool of 6,000 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program candidates. Sturgeon Bay’s Emilie Konrad was also a candidate. Delebreau and Linnan will learn if they are finalists next month.