美國總統學者獎公佈 30名華裔學生獲獎

Thirty Chinese-Americans have received one of the US' highest educational honors.

近日，30位華裔美國學生獲得了美國教育界的最高榮譽。

Created in 1964, the US Presidential Scholars Program is described as one of the nation's most important awards for high school students.

該獎項創立於1964年，美國總統學者獎被譽爲對美國高中生最重要的獎項之一。

The awards are given based on the "academic success, artistic excellence, essays, school evaluations and transcripts, as well as evidence of community service and leadership" of the selected candidates, according to the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.

白宮總統學者獎委員會指出，該獎項是基於入選候選人的“學術成就、藝術才能、論文、學校評估及成績單、社區服務證明和領導力”而頒發的。

Of the 3.5 million graduates expected in 2017, 5,100 qualified to compete for the prestigious honor.

今年的畢業生人數預計爲350萬，其中有5100人具備爭奪這項殊榮的資格。

There were 161 recipients from every state in the country this year, including 30 Chinese-Americans, accounting for 19% of the total, according to the US Department of Education.

美國教育部表示，今年全美各州產生了161位總統學者獎得主，其中包括30位華裔美國人，佔獲獎總人數的19%。

The 2017 honorees will receive their Presidential Scholar Medallions during a ceremony to be held in the White House in Washington, D.C., on June 18, 2017.

今年的獲獎者將在2017年6月18日於白宮舉行的儀式上獲得他們的總統學者徽章。