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Three area high school students are among the 120 Wisconsin students named as All-State Scholars for 2008.

Laura Bartos and Russell Buehler, seniors at Onalaska High School, and Holmen High School senior Ravi Shah were among the elite few recognized for their exceptional academic achievement.

“These students worked hard and devoted themselves to their academic studies,” said state Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster. “While parents, families, and teachers provide invaluable support, it is the personal effort of these students that brought them success and the All-State Scholar award.”

The students were chosen as All-State Scholars by a committee of school administrators based on overall grade-point average and scores for the ACT or SAT college admissions tests. This year’s All-State Scholars were among more than 650 students nominated by their high school principals.

The All-State Scholars program was founded in 1986 as one of the first of its kind to recognize students for their dedication to academic studies. A year later, the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship was added to support students’ future academic studies.

Pending full funding at the federal level, Byrd scholarships could provide a scholarship of $1,500 per year, for up to four years. Students may use the scholarship at any postsecondary educational institution in the United States.

The Association of Wisconsin School Administrators’ Foundation for Educational Administration, Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin Education Association Council, and Department of Public Instruction sponsor the All-State Scholars program.

This year’s awards ceremony and program to recognize Wisconsin’s All-State Scholars was held May 4 at the Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center in Madison.

Harold Scheub, professor of African languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was the featured speaker.