Montgomery ISD Students Receive Academic Honors form College Board National Recognition Programs

Montgomery HS, Lake Creek HS students excel in College Board assessments and schoolwork to earn these awards

Montgomery ISD students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs.

These National Recognition Programs grant students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications to distinguish students to universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect with colleges and stand out during the admissions process. Colleges and scholarship programs identify students awarded African American, Hispanic/Latino, Rural Area/Small Town, Indigenous/Native American and First-Generation Recognitions through College Board’s Student Search Service.

“We’re thrilled for these outstanding MISD students for earning these prestigious recognitions! It is a testament to their personal dedication to academic success and our teachers’ ability to provide high level, engaging instruction. We are so proud of the accomplishments in their classrooms and on College Board assessments,” Montgomery ISD Superintendent Dr. Mark Ruffin said. “These programs recognize hard work and help our students stand out during the college admissions process, and we are so excited to see the doors that will open as a result of their efforts.”

According to College Board information, students can submit based on these eligibility criteria:

• Take the Fall 2023 PSAT/NMSQT or Spring PSAT 10 and score in the top 10% of test takers from their award program in their state. 
• Or earn a 3+ on 2 or more distinct AP exams in the 9th and/or 10th grade
• And earn a cumulative GPA of B+ or higher (at least 3.3 or 87-89%) by the time of submission.
• And identify as First Generation, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Indigenous or Native and/or attend school in a rural area or small town.

Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and are awarded at the beginning of the following school year. Students receive their awards in time to include them in their college and scholarship applications.

Congratulations to these Montgomery ISD honorees!

Montgomery High School:

Riley Aikin: Rural                          

Matthew Binkley: Hispanic, Rural            

Noah Bouley: First Generation, Rural

Landen Brown: First Generation, Hispanic, Rural

Lilly Brown: Rural                         

Owen Brown: Rural                      

Maile Burman: Hispanic

Santiago Bustillos: Hispanic, Rural

Jackson Carver: Rural    

Luke Chang: Rural                        

Broden Clark: Rural                      

Wyatt Clewett: Rural                   

Carter Cutright: Rural                  

Caroline Davis: Indigenous, Rural

Michael Dickens:  First Generation

Braylee Dyer: Rural                      

Brandon Eng: Rural                      

Jacob Feick: Rural                         

Clara Finch: Rural                         

Charlotte Franco: First Generation, Rural

John Freed: Rural                         

William Gaspard: Rural 

Tyler Graziano: Indigenous, Rural

Brody Grochett: Rural   

Emery Harrison: Rural   

John Hart: Indigenous, Rural      

Ava Harvey: Rural                         

Laurel Hereford: Rural  

Jake Hutchinson: Rural 

Shaylee Lane: First Generation  

Sonora Lilly: Rural                        

Garrett Mock: Rural                     

Joel Morgan: First Generation   

Reagan Mosier: First Generation, Rural

Adam Nunez: Hispanic, Rural     

Richard Orduna-Garcia: First Generation

Jarod Peschl: Rural                       

Brooke Peterson: Rural 

Morgan Pool: Rural                      

John Reynolds: Rural                   

Isela Rivera: Hispanic, Rural       

Braeley Schneider: First Generation, Rural

Eyan Staels: Rural                         

Averi Szynal: Rural                       

Henry Thomas: Hispanic, Rural  

Richard Trevino: Rural  

David Troyer: Rural                      

Nicholas Vaca De La Torre: Hispanic, Rural

Makaylee Van Bergen: Rural      

Luke Vinyard: First Generation, Hispanic, Rural

Alana Wheeler: First Generation, Hispanic, Indigenous

Lake Creek High School:

Maa Adodoadji: First Generation, Rural

Marshall Anderson: Rural

Maria Ceballos: Hispanic, Rural

Isabella Jade Dillay: Indigenous, Rural

Glory Eyiba: African American

Logan Grace: Rural

Anne Guarda: Hispanic

Renee Hanson: First Generation

Brett Harrington: Hispanic, Rural

Regan Krahn: Rural

Julia Louwerens: Rural

Andrew Ronsman: Rural

Ivy’ance Ruiz: African American, First Generation, Hispanic, Rural

Owen Stephens: Rural

Avery Waida: Rural

Carson Williams: Rural

Rylee Wright: First Generation, Rural

Grady Yeager: Rural