Front row from left, Ashley Darlage, Alessandra Dominguez-Javier, Mallorie Misamore, Lauren Bode, Lillian Williams, Aubriana Engle, Addie Brock, Cole Simmons. Back row from left, Blythe Brummett, Sydney Bush, Joshua Rodriguez, Abram Goldsberry, Jacob Loebker, Xavier DuBois, Landon Rivera, Angel Garcia. Not pictured: Ryder Clark, Patrick Hatfield, Keira Linville, William Mahoney, Emmanuel Ramirez-Marcial, Ismael Santiago, Tatiana Stalker, Alexys Thompson, Trevor Bohn.
Twenty-five Seymour High School students have earned academic honors from the nonprofit College Board national programs.
The programs celebrate the hard work of 1,000s of high school students nationwide to help them showcase their strong academic performance, according to the news release from
For the first time, the academic honors recognize first-generation students, in addition to rural and small-town, Black, Indigenous and Hispanic and\or Latino students.
The program opens college access for more students because many institutions use the awards for their recruitment efforts.
Seymour High School students receiving honors were Lauren Bode, Trevor Bohn, Addie Brock, Blythe Brummett, Sydney Bush, Ryder Clark, Ashley Darlage, Alessandra Dominguez-Javier, Xavier DuBois, Aubriana Engle, Angel Garcia, Abram Goldsberry, Patrick Hatfield, Keira Linville, Jacob Loebker, William Mahoney, Mallorie Misamore, Emmanuel Ramirez-Marcial, Landon Rivera, Joshua Rodriguez, Ismael Santiago, Cole Simmons, Tatiana Stalker, Alexys Thompson and Lillian Williams.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate our students and recognize them for the great work they’ve been doing. We’re proud of their strong academic performance in the classroom and on College Board assessments like the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and AP Exams,” said Steve Bush, principal at Seymour High School. “There’s so much that makes our students unique and this honor reinforces their individuality and achievements as assets for their future.”
Eligible students must meet the following criteria to qualify:
- Earn a GPA of B+ (equal to at least 3.3 or 87-89%) 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 by the end of 10th grade.
- Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, Indigenous/Native American or a first-generation college student.
- The program expanded this year to include a fifth award. More than 35,000 students nationwide received the inaugural National First-Generation Recognition Program Award.
Every year, students can verify their eligibility on BigFuture during their sophomore or junior year. At the start of the next school year, students receive their awards for their communities to celebrate them and colleges to recruit them as they head back to school for their junior or senior year.
Thousands of nonprofit colleges and organizations using College Board’s Student Search Service can connect with awardees during the recruitment process to share more about their secondary programs.
“This year, the National Recognition Programs are recognizing more students than ever so that the outstanding academic abilities of more than 90,000 deserving students are not overlooked as they plan for their future,” said Amy Reitz, senior vice president of BigFuture at College Board. “We’re proud to support colleges and universities that are committed to supporting all students, and our program offers one way they can strengthen their recruitment efforts to students that will thrive on their campus.”