e ▁for ▁students ▁of ▁South ▁Asian ▁descent ▁and ▁after ▁having ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁ 4 0 ▁in ▁the ▁S cri pp s ▁competition ▁in ▁both ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁senior ▁was ▁a ▁final ist ▁in ▁the ▁Intel ▁Science ▁Tal ent ▁Search ; ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁forty ▁final ists ▁nation wide ▁and ▁the ▁only ▁Tex an . ▁Also ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁a ▁senior ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁National ▁Student ▁Po et ▁by ▁a ▁program ▁within ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁Arts ▁and ▁Human ities ; ▁he ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁national ▁w inners ▁selected ▁from ▁over ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁applic ants . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁a ▁senior ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁United ▁States ▁President ial ▁Sch olar ▁by ▁the ▁President ial ▁Sch ol ars ▁Program . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁ 8 th ▁SM ▁senior ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁award ▁in ▁the ▁past ▁de cade ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁student ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁straight ▁Indian ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Mathemat ical ▁Olymp i ad . ▁ ▁Most ▁external ▁recognition ▁of ▁fac ulty ▁is ▁through ▁the ▁national ▁success ▁of ▁gener ations ▁of ▁their ▁students ▁in ▁academ ics , ▁ext rac urr icular s , ▁and ▁sports . ▁Some ▁teachers ▁are , ▁however , ▁specifically ▁recognized . ▁For ▁example , ▁one ▁middle ▁school ▁teacher ▁received ▁the ▁ 2 0