- Academics
Students at Saint Joseph High School earned academic honors from several of the College Board National Recognition Programs. The programs celebrate the hard work of thousands of high school students nationwide to help them showcase their strong academic performance.
For the first time, the academic honors recognize first-generation students, in addition to rural and small town, Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/or Latino students. The program opens college access for more students because many institutions use the awards for their recruitment efforts.
At Saint Joe’s, seven students were awarded recognition.
The following students have been named as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars: Alexander Arrevillagas ‘26, Sebastian Nino ‘26, Gavin Rivera ‘25, Justin Trivino ‘26.
The College Board National African American Recognition was awarded to Titus Solomon ‘26.
The program expanded this year to include a fifth award for first-generation students. Over 35,000 students nationwide received the inaugural National First-Generation Recognition Program Award, including Peter Kotowski ‘25 and Tim Kou ‘25. Over 35,000 students across the country received first-generation recognition.
To be eligible for the College Board National Recognition programs, students must earn a GPA of at least a 3.3, PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 scores within the top 10 percent of assessment takers in each state, attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, Indigenous/Native American, or a first-generation college student.