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SINSKY, Carolyn
SINSKY, Carolyn. (Dubuque, IA-- ). The daughter of Drs. Tom and Chris Sinsky, Carolyn in 2002 became the first Dubuque high school student to earn the Presidential Scholar designation since 1985. The honor is presented annually to two students from each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Also selected were 15 at-large scholars and 20 more in the area of visual and performing arts.
A student at DUBUQUE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, Carolyn chose Dennis Healey, an English teacher at the high schjool as a teacher-recognition awardee.
The Presidential Scholar ceremony a program of the U.S. Department of Education was held at Constitution Hall. She was expecting to attend Stanford University in Palo Alto, California in the fall.