Northeast High School Celebrates Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board National Recognition Programs

Posted on October 3, 2023
Categories: School Announcements

Awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges.

 

Philadelphia, PA – Two students at Northeast High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.

Alfredo Gonzalez: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA)
Roberto Mendoza-Rodriguez: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA)
“At Northeast High School we are elated to come together to acknowledge the exceptional achievements of our students. We take immense pride in their robust academic accomplishments within our classrooms and their impressive results on College Board assessments, including the PSAT/NMSQT®, PSAT™ 10, and AP® exams,” said Principal Omar Crowder. “Our students possess a myriad of unique qualities, and the National Hispanic Recognition Award as a strong testament to these qualities being valuable assets for their future endeavors.”

 

The criteria for eligible students include:

GPA of 3.5 or higher.
PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10% of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of 3 or higher on 2 or more AP Exams in 9th and 10th grade.
Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.
“It’s becoming increasingly hard for students to be ‘seen’ during the college recruitment process. We’re exceptionally proud of the National Recognition Programs for celebrating students who are at times overlooked but have shown their outstanding academic abilities,” said Tarlin Ray, senior vice president of BigFuture® at College Board. “This is a benefit not only for students but also for colleges and universities committed to recruiting diverse and talented students.”