Central students win College Board awards

Fourteen Valley Stream Central High School students have been selected as College Board National Recognition Program award recipients. The College Board has been a mainstay of the college admission process, developing and running standardized tests to prepare and assess students for college readiness. College Board’s National Recognition Program is an academic recognition given to students who take the PSAT/NMSQT and are African American, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, attend school in a rural area, or are from a small town. The accolade identifies exemplary students from historically underrepresented groups, highlighting their outstanding academic performance to prospective colleges during their college search.

Criteria is based on academic achievement in school and outstanding performance on the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10 and/or Advanced Placement exams.

According to College Board officials, to be considered eligible for the recognition students must: 

• Take the PSAT/NMSQT® in October of their junior year.
• Achieve the minimum requested PSAT/NMSQT scores (qualifying level may vary by state each year).
• Earn a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher by the middle of their junior year. § Identify as African American, Hispanic.

Three students have received the National African American and National Hispanic Recognition award.

“I am elated that the College Board recognized fourteen Central students for outstanding academic performance,” Central High School Principal Dr. Joseph Pompilio said. “These students demonstrate hard work, focus and academic excellence each day of school. I look forward to their success beyond high school.”