BRENHAM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS RECEIVE HONORS FROM COLLEGE BOARD NATIONAL RECOGNITION PROGRAMS
Thirteen students at Brenham High School have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs.
The 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 them to share their achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.
Award recipients include:
- National Rural and Small Town Award – Alex Lawhorn, Amelia Marik, Brett Campbell, Kailyn Shugart, Kevin Salgado, Lauren Lezama, Maeleigh Pauler, Melanie Taing, Mikah Capehart, Xitlali Botello
- National Hispanic Recognition Award – Kayla Maya, Kevin Salgado, Lauren Lezama
- National Indigenous Award – Richard Fleetwood, Wesley Fleetwood
Brenham High School Principal Jennifer Griffin said Brenham ISD is thrilled to celebrate its students and recognize them for their work in the classroom and for their performance on College Board assessments. She said, “There’s so much that makes our students unique, and receiving this honor reinforces this as an asset for their future.”
The criteria for eligible students include attending school in a rural area or small town or identifying as Black/African American, Latino/Hispanic American or Indigenous/Native. Other requirements include having a GPA of 3.5 or higher, having PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the 10 percent of assessment takers in each state for each award program, or scoring 3 or higher on two or more AP exams in 9th and 10th grade.
Eligible students are invited to apply on BigFuture during their sophomore or junior year and are awarded at the start of the next school year. Colleges and organizations using College Board’s Student Search Service can connect directly with award recipients during the recruitment process.
Tarlin Ray, senior vice president of BigFuture at College Board, said, “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.”