Maine Prep SAT Student, Michael Girouard, Awarded Presidential Scholar

Maine Prep, Maine's largest SAT prep company, is pleased to announce that one of its students, Michael Girouard, has been named Presidential Scholar, the highest honor given to one boy and one girl from each state. Girouard qualified for the award based on his SAT scores. He prepared for the SAT and SAT Subject Tests with Maine Prep, earning perfect scores on the chemistry and math Subject Tests and a 2,260 on the SAT. He will be honored at the White House.

Brunswick, ME (PRWEB) May 20, 2009 -- Michael Girouard, a senior at St. Dominic Regional High School in Auburn, Maine, has been awarded Presidential Scholar, the highest honor the Department of Education gives to one boy and one girl from each state.

More than 3,000 students were invited to apply to become Presidential Scholars, chosen on the basis of their SAT scores.

Girouard prepared for the SAT and SAT Subject Tests with Maine Prep (http://www.maineprep.com), Maine's leading test prep company, studying privately with master teacher, Susan Wong.

On his SAT, Girouard earned a score of 2,260 out of a possible 2,400. He also earned perfect scores on chemistry and math SAT Subject Tests and a near-perfect score on the history SAT Subject Test.

Michael says, "I'm really honored and excited about this award. Not only did Maine Prep prepare me for the SAT Reasoning Test, it gave me the test-taking skills to apply to the SAT Subject Tests as well. Maine Prep is truly a superb preparation for anyone taking the SAT, and it definitely helped me achieve the scores that qualified me for the Presidential Scholars Award."

Maine Prep (http://www.maineprep.com) provides more than 35 SAT courses per year throughout Maine. Classes and private tutoring take place in Bangor, Brunswick, Bridgton, Cape Elizabeth, Lewiston/Auburn, Kents Hill, Kennebunkport, Falmouth and Portland.

As a Presidential Scholar, Girouard will travel to Washington, D.C. where he will be honored at the White House at a gathering of some of America's most distinguished high school seniors.

Girouard was also praised for his perseverance, community service and involvement with the arts. He is the recipient of the Tyng Scholarship, the most prestigious award given to an incoming student at Williams College in Massachusetts, where he plans to study biology.

Upcoming Maine Prep SAT prep classes begin June 18 in Cape Elizabeth, July 1 in Bangor, and July 28 in Brunswick. In addition, Maine Prep has trained teachers at high schools in Cape Elizabeth, Monmouth, and Lewiston; those schools currently help their students improve SAT scores using Maine Prep's TEN FOR TEN curriculum. A special 5-day teacher-training course begins July 10 in Brunswick.

For additional information about Maine Prep's SAT student, Presidential Scholar Michael Girouard, and Maine Prep's complete class schedules, dates, and times, call company founder, Jack Mahoney, at Maine Prep, 207-798-5690, or visit http://www.maineprep.com.

About Maine Prep (http://www.maineprep.com): Maine Prep, located at 22 Parker's Way, Brunswick, Maine, has helped thousands of students raise their SAT and ACT scores and be more competitive when applying for college admission and merit scholarship awards. Maine Prep employs ten teachers and prepares students for the SAT, ACT, GRE, LSAT, GMAT, and SSAT in nine different Maine locations.

Contact:

Jack Mahoney,

Maine Prep

207-798-5690

http://www.maineprep.com

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