Emily is a finalist for the University of Southern California Presidential Scholarship, and a finalist for the Washington and Lee University Johnson Scholarship.

Emily was selected a semi-finalist for the national Coca-Cola scholarship. She is one of 2000 semi-finalists selected from over 70,000 applicants nationwide. Click for info.

June 2009 - Emily Participates in a Duke Energy Internship

Duke Energy’s efforts to recruit the next generation of possible engineers is under way, with company officials saying thousands of current employees will be up for retirement in the coming years. Click here to read the full story.

More info on the project can also be found at this article.


Top Student
Emily Hudson is an AP Scholar, as awarded by the College Board based on her outstanding AP test scores as a junior.

• Emily Hudson was chosen to receive a $1,500 Best Buy @ 15 scholarship award based on her academic success and community service efforts.  There were 90 awards given to 11th grade students throughout America, and more than 147,000 students across the United States registered for this scholarship program. Please click here to read the full article.
• Emily was appointed Junior Class Marshall for the 2009 graduation ceremony due to her Top 5% class ranking.
• Emily is a Duke Talent Indentification Gifted Student Participant(TIP), and a "State Recognition Award Winner". http://www.tip.duke.edu/
• Emily was nominated by Myers Park High School as a North Carolina Governor's School attendee in the area of "Performing Arts".  Emily is one of 73 Charlotte Mecklenburg students who have moved to the final round consideration for North Carolina Governor's School to attend during the Summer of 2009.
• Emily was elected by her peers as the International Baccalaureate Student Council Junior Class Representative to lead the IB Council Initiatives including "Dollars for Darfur", and Mustang Global Mentors.
• Also in 2008, Emily was awarded Top Civics and Economics High School Student (underclassman) chosen from approximately 1000 Myers Park High School students in grades 9th through 11th.  The award was based on thorough understanding and creative application of the Government and Economics fields of study.

National Honor Society

December 2008, Emily was inducted to the Myers Park High School National Honor Society based on civic leadership, volunteer work, and academic excellence.