Thirty-nine GCISD students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs, a distinction that can be included on college and scholarship applications.
Honors presented are the National African American Recognition Award (NAARA), National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA), National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA) and National Indigenous Award (NIA). Students who may be eligible have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend school in a rural area or small town.
Congratulations to GCISD’s honorees:
Collegiate Academy
Elizabeth Agunbiade, NAARA
Matthew Blake, NAARA
David Boza, NHRA
Eros Garza, NHRA
Anita Mitchell, NIA
Donovan Pompa, NHRA
Ari Roach, NIA
Cali Villacci, NHRA
Colleyville Heritage High School
Braden Blueitt, NAARA
Brooklyn Cooper, NAARA
Luis Garcia, NHRA
Natalie Garcia, NHRA
Daylanis Lizardi, NHRA
Ben Marroquin, NHRA
Ronan Maxwell, NHRA, NIA
Jaden Obeng, NAARA
Brooke Phillips, NAARA
Robert Robbins, NAARA
Brianna Salaices, NHRA
Juan Santos, NHRA
Grapevine High School
Emeli Alarcon, NHRA
Marvin Andrea, NAARA
Kyle Bell, NAARA
Caroline Brake, NIA
Hayden Carey, NAARA
Sidney Dong, NAARA
Ella Hallen, NHRA
Emily Ihrig, NHRA
Lukas Klingelhoffer, NAARA
Roberto Ramirez, NIA
Caroline Salinas, NAARA
Isabella Skrukrud, NHRA
Ricardo Valverde, NHRA
Ellis Wesley, NAARA
iUniversity Prep
Gavin Pena, NHRA
Rigoberto Gomez, NHRA
Yazid Martinez, NHRA
Emily Robinovitz, NHRA
Savannah Tafireyi, NAARA
**Not all students who received College Board Recognition Program honors have permission for information to be shared in GCISD communications. If your student was an award winner and you would like their information added, please reach out to the Communications Department at info@gcisd.net.