Penn student Jayden Wang named Regional Academic All-Star

Penn High School student Jayden Wang has been named a 2024 Regional Academic All-Star by the Indiana Association of School Principals. The award is sponsored by Purdue University.

Wang is among 50 students were recognized as Academic All-Star Regional Honorees. The students were selected from a field of 281 outstanding nominees from the state’s private and public accredited schools. Academic All-Star distinction recognizes seniors who excel in the classroom first and foremost, but who also are actively involved in their schools and communities, and take on leadership roles in those activities.

Wang is a Lilly Endowment Scholar, a U.S. Presidential Scholar Candidate, a National Merit Finalist. He is also a National Chemistry Olympiad National Qualifier and an AP Scholar. He placed First with Distinction at the Hoosier Piano State Competition.