Five students from the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts recently received honors in the College Board National Recognition Programs.
The programs celebrate students’ hard work and academic performance. Recognition programs include the National African American Recognition Award (NAARA), National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA) and the National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA).
ASMSA students earning recognition include:
- Kaiden Daniels of Dumas (NAARA);
- Bryce Snider of Hoxie (NAARA);
- Annalise Stanford of Paris (NAARA);
- Katelyn Torres of Fairfield Bay (NHRA); and
- Kalyn You of Everton (NRSTA).
The academic honors offer recognized students an opportunity to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent, according to a release from College Board, a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity that was founded in 1900. The organization’s membership includes 6,000 educational institutions.
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 percent 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/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.
Students apply for the programs through College Board’s BigFuture initiative, which offers participants opportunities to connect directly with higher education institutions, search for scholarships and explore possible careers.