Eight Addison Trail students awarded with academic honors from College Board National Recognition Programs

Eight Addison Trail students (pictured in the order in which they're listed below – left to right, top row to bottom row) have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs.

These academic honors for rural-area, Black, Indigenous and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges/universities and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.

The eligibility requirements include:

• GPA of 3.5 or higher
  
  
• PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10 percent of assessment-takers in each state for each award program, or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more Advanced Placement (AP)/college-level exams in ninth and tenth grade
  
  
• Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native

The Addison Trail students recognized are:

• Junior Anjali Acosta
• Senior Antonela Aguinaga
• Junior Itzel Gamboa
• Senior Mekalah Haywood
• Senior Giselle Herrera
• Senior Karyme Ocegueda Velazquez
• Junior Pablo Sosa
• Senior Aylin Vargas

For more information, go to https://satsuite.collegeboard.org/psat-nmsqt/scholarships-recognition/programs/eligibility.