Caitlyn Park, a graduating senior, was selected as a candidate out of an estimated 3.6 million students expected to graduate this year. Park Joins the rank of nearly five thousand candidates selected throughout the country.
"I am one of four students across California selected by the Chief State School Officer as a candidate to be a U.S. Presidential Scholar in Career Technical Education. This nomination comes from my contributions to the CTSO, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA). Through FBLA, I have served from the local to the national level and developed a passion for the vast opportunities that arise from Career Technical Education (CTE and Career Technical Student Organizations (CTSO)".
Throughout Park's educational career, she has held numerous leadership roles including the Saugus FBLA Founder and President, and National Western Region Media Director among others.
"At Saugus High School, I am part of the Computer Science CTE Pathway, which includes two college-credit courses - AP Computer Science Principles and AP Computer Science A (Java). I have learned how to approach the seemingly daunting concept of programming and realized the value of computer literacy and technology awareness".