Angie Hernandez-Ramos Captures Advocacy Scholarship

Angie Hernandez-Ramos can argue with the best of the them. That’s why the Suffolk Bar Association. tapped the Huntington High School Class of 2023 member as the best mock trial attorney in the county this past spring. The teenager helped the Blue Devils win their second consecutive Suffolk crown and finish near the top in the state.

Ms. Hernandez-Ramos captured the LoTurco & Palacios Oral Advocacy Scholarship for her ability to formulate, articulate and “sell” her position to others. The award carries a $2,500 stipend.

Huntington alums John LoTurco and Xavier Palacios, both attorneys who have served as volunteer legal advisors for the high school’s mock trial program sponsored and presented the scholarship before a crowd of 300 at this year’s senior scholarships and awards ceremony.

The scholarship is available to Huntington High School students who have demonstrated a strong commitment to their community through participation in activities such as debate team, mock trial, Model UN, Virtual Enterprise, student government or any other program that exemplifies oral advocacy.

Ms. Hernandez-Ramos plans to study English at Middlebury College. An Advanced Placement Scholar with Distinction, she credits her success to the substantial support she received from teachers, advisors and her parents.

Named a Distinguished Senior in recognition of her strong academic record, Ms. Hernandez-Ramos especially enjoyed taking business and English classes at Huntington High School. She said those two departments “really shaped” the person she is today.

Ms. Hernandez-Ramos participated in the activities of the Latin Honor Society and Math Honor Society as well as A World of Difference, a club that seeks to stop bias and discrimination in all walks of life.

The teenager called the high school’s mock trial program, with which she starred as lead attorney to be the “pinnacle” of her accomplishments.

Ms. Hernandez-Ramos is just as devoted to her family as she is to classroom and extracurricular excellence. She’s excited to take on a new adventure at Middlebury College.