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72 AHS Students Recognized by College Board National Recognition Program

Sept. 7, 2023

College Board Recognition Program ScholarsA total of 72 Aledo High School juniors and seniors recently learned that they earned a combined 78 honors from the College Board National Recognition Program. This honor celebrates students' hard work in high school and showcases their dedication to strong academic performance.

College Board honors and celebrates students who are in a rural or small-town area or identify as African American, Hispanic or Indigenous. Earning this recognition is an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs.

“Our students continue to excel and impress us on a daily basis,” Aledo High School principal Angi Tims said. “They set a high standard for themselves, and this recognition is proof that that has paid off. Congratulations to our College Board Recognition Program scholars; we are proud to have you all representing AHS in this way.”

The criteria for eligible students include:

  • GPA of 3.5 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 in 9th and 10th grade.

  • Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American, Hispanic, or Indigenous.

Students honored by the National Recognition Program are recognized as College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars, College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars, College Board National Indigenous Recognition Program Scholars, and/or College Board National Rural and Small Town Recognition Program Scholars.

The list of students below recently earned the following recognition:

  • Addison Smith, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Adelaide Martin, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Alexa Saenz, National Hispanic Recognition

  • Alison Fisher, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Austin Gober, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Austin Martinez, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Avery Caveness, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Bryton Crabtree, National Indigenous Recognition

  • Caden West, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Carson Key, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Cayne Davis, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Chase Rohe, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Chloe Wilson, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Cohen Beard, National Indigenous Recognition; National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Cole Crawford, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Danielle Hardin, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Dean Quevedo, National Hispanic Recognition; National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Dennis Baxter, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Derrick Jackson, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Elisabeth Van Cleef, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Emily Rodgers, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Emily Lewis, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Emma Robbins, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Emma Boyd, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Ethan Pelfrey, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Evan Christensen, National Indigenous Recognition; National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Evan Thompson, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Fatima Junaid, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Garhett Daves, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Grady Saunders, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Grayson Jewell, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Haley Ingram, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Hannah Harford, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Hannah Link, National Indigenous Recognition

  • Hudson Fay, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Ibrahim Choudhry, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Jackson Blake, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Jackson Todd, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Jacob Seastrunk, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Jillian Guess, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Johnnie Reed, National African American Recognition; National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Juliana Caggiano, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Kaydee Torres, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Kelton Finley Finley, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Kylie Valdez, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Laila Abu Tobeh, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Lauren Schoolfield, National Hispanic Recognition, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Lauren Suttle, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Leila Voskamp, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Logan Kasper, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Logan Belt, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Lucas Steele, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Luke Schabel, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Madeline Flora, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Marco Nava, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • MaryAlice Everett, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Michael DeLapp, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Olivia Markham, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Parker Ansley, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Parker White, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Peyton Hatton, National Hispanic Recognition

  • Raymond Golden, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Rebecca Vandenberg, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Rebecca Sullivan, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Ridglea Shumate, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Ryan Jones, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Savannah Bowers, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Savannah Williams, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Tyler Jackson, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Vance Tuin, National Hispanic Recognition; National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • William Beyer, National Rural and Small Town Recognition

  • Zane Zielinski, National Rural and Small Town Recognition