(St. Peter, MN—February 20, 2017) Ten High
Tech High School students scored in the top 2.5% on the Preliminary Scholastic
Assessment Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT©), based
on regional results from among Hispanic and Latino test-takers, announced Dr.
Joseph Giammarella, Principal of High Tech High School.
The following young scholars have been
invited to participate in the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition
Program (NHRP): Bayonne residents Alex Becerril and Jeremy Lewan; Carlos
Arce-Sanchez of East Newark; Guttenberg resident Elijah Flores; Alvaro Orihuela
of Kearny; North Bergen residents Erica De Lacerda, Julian Munoz, and Nicholas
Francisco; Fatima Bartel of Union City; and West New York resident Eduardo
Valenzuela.
Each year, the NHRP
recognizes approximately 5,000 of the 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take
the PSAT/NMSQT©.
Participation in the NHRP enables
students to highlight their outstanding academic achievements on college applications.
Although not a scholarship, the NHRP does allow institutions of higher learning to identify
those academically exceptional Hispanic/Latino students all across America.
