Aldine ISD Students Recognized for Academic Honors

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Victory Early College High School students Laila Adams, Yoselyn Owolabi, Mayowa Ogunbowale, Andrea Cruz, Kelly Irlas Flores, Graciela De La Cuesta, Nashaly Diaz, and Jonathan Ortega were named National Recognition Program Scholars by the College Board. They are pictured with Victory Early College High School Principal Dr. Phyllis Cormier at the Oct. 19 Board of Trustees meeting.

Aldine ISD students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs provide underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process. Colleges and scholarship programs identify students awarded National African American, Hispanic, Indigenous, and/or Rural/Small Town Recognition through College Board’s Student Search Service.

“We’re thrilled that our students have earned this recognition. We are very proud of them for their achievements in their classrooms and on College Board assessments,” Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney said. “These programs specifically help our students stand out to colleges during admissions.”

Students who may be eligible have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or Black, Hispanic American, or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend school in a rural area or small town.

Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year of high school and will be awarded at the beginning of the next school year. Students will receive their awards in time to include them on their college and scholarship applications.

“By awarding students who excel academically with honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs, our aim is to create pathways to college for underrepresented students,” College Board Senior Vice President of College & Career Access, Steve Bumbaugh, said. “We hope this inspires many more students to work toward this recognition.”

Congratulations to the following Aldine ISD Scholars!

School Name	Student Name	Recognition
Aldine Senior High School	Lauren Baines	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
Blanson CTE High School	Alexander Guel	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Elisabeth Zapata	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Gabriel Aguila	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Giovanni Cortes	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Leilani Diaz	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar National Commended Scholar
	Martin Saenz	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Derek King	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Jonathan Hartfield	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
Carver High School	Ryan Randolph	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
Davis Senior High School	Renny Hoang	National Merit Semi-Finalist
	Mike Rodriguez	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
Eisenhower Senior High School	Sydney Prier	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Tiara Anastacio	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
MacArthur Senior High School	Shonease Murphy	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Alicia Garza	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Emily Villegas Garcia	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Karla Duran	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Mayline Garcia	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Melanie Fabela	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Vanessa DeOsio	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
Victory Early College High School	Laila Adams	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Yoselyn Owolabi	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Mayowa Ogunbowale	National African American Recognition Program Scholar
	Andrea Cruz	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Keilly Irlas Flores	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Graciela De La Cuesta	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Nashaly Diaz	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar
	Jonathan Ortega	National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar