LHS Students Earn National Recognition from College Board

Students at La Grange High School earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance.

The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.

At La Grange High School, six students received the academic honor. The students are as follows with award category: Dominick Smith - National Rural & Small Town Award Genesis Parada - National Hispanic Recognition Award Kylie Zbranek - National Rural & Small Town Award Owen Westall - National Rural & Small Town Award Victoria Harold - National African American Recognition Award, National Rural & Small Town Award Westin Smith - National Hispanic Recognition Award, National Rural & Small Town Award “We’re thrilled to celebrate our students and recognize them for the great work they’ve been doing. We’re proud of their strong academic performance in the classroom 

and on College Board assessments like the PSAT/NMSQT, PSAT 10, and AP exams,” said principal, John Pineda. “There’s so much that makes our students unique, and receiving this honor reinforces this as an asset for their future.”

The criteria for eligible students include: GPA of 3.5 or higher. PSAT/NMSQT assessment scores that are within the top 10% 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.