College Board Recognizes 44 Huntington Students

Forty Four Huntington High School students have been recognized by the College Board through the organization’s National Recognition Programs, earning a total of 56 awards. All 44 students received the School Recognition Award and 12 of them also garnered the First-Generation Recognition Award.

“This was an increase from last year when we had 34 students earning 39 awards,” said Dr. Ricky V. Papandrea, Jr., district director of guidance and testing, K-12.

The College Board National Recognition Programs honor students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement. To be eligible, students must:

• Take the PSAT/NMSQT (10th or 11th grade), PSAT 10 (10th grade) and/or AP exams (by the end of 10th grade)

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of B+ or higher (3.3 or 87–89%) at the time of submission

• Demonstrate exceptional academic performance by scoring in the top 10% of test takers in their high school, among first-generation students in their state, and/or among rural and small-town students in their state or earning a score of 3 or higher on two or more distinct AP exams in grades 8, 9, and/or 10.

Huntington High School’s award recipients include:

School Recognition Award: Kely Bonilla, Ortez, Nallely Linares Guardado, Katherine Gordon, Thomas McMahon, Jr., Sena Knopf, Leila O’Toole, Colby Curran, Eli Levi, Manpreet Kaur, Adan Ntambwe, Gabriel Salinas Julia Goodwin, Joseph Perotti, Ella Palatnek, Brady LaCosta, Kaylee Mata, Chelsea Drummings, Emily Redondo Guillen, Luke Lomler, Chloe Donovan, Michael DiVincenzo, Avery Joynt, Amy Andrade, Alison Hahn, Jasmine Adcock, Eric Heinz, Ronan Driscoll, Lindsey Araujo Hernandez, Madyn Kalb, Greyson Henderson, Norah Moskowitz, Emma Marsala, Julian Canales, Braedan Kline, Marilyn Mendoza Virula, Quinn Rinaldi, Joseph Conklin, Jr., Madelyn Falk, Nataly Posada Lopez, Ella Van Horn, Olivia Lee, Leah MacManus, Jake Chiclacos, Cole Lima

First-Generation Recognition Award: Emily Redondo Guillen, Lindsey Araujo Hernandez, Gabriel Salinas, Amy Andrade, Kaylee Mata, Nataly Posada Lopez, Manpreet Kaur, Marilyn Mendoza Virula, Greyson Henderson, Kely Bonilla Ortez, Joseph Conklin, Jr., Nallely Linares Guardado

“During the submission process, students eligible for the First-Generation Recognition Award verify their parents’ highest level of education, while those eligible for School Recognition or Rural and Small-Town Recognition Awards confirm their high school,” Dr. Papandrea said.

More information on the College Board National Recognition Programs can be found here: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/communities-events/national-recognition-programs