August 30, 2023
By BARTON HENLEY
Rutherford County Schools
The College Board has bestowed several Central Magnet School students with academic honors, as part of the National Recognition Programs.
These programs celebrate students’ hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance, according to the College Board.
The criteria for eligible students include:
• GPA of 3.5 or higher.
• PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10 percent of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of three or higher on two or more AP Exams in ninth and 10th grade.
• Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.
Awardees (as of August 17) at Central Magnet School are listed below:
• Ali Melon-Ramos: NHRA
• Amanda Fernandez J: NHRA
• Amaya Warren: NAARA
• Ayana Perry: NHRA
• Carlos Castillo: NHRA
• Carlos Aguiar: NHRA
• Elizabeth Coronado: NHRA
• Erin Higgins: NHRA
• Ethan Adams: NHRA
• Hermela Yoseph: NAARA
• Isaiah Phillips: NAARA
• Jayden Torres: NHRA
• Jessica Boakye: NAARA
• Madelyn Gaunt: NIA
• Nicole Garza: NHRA
• Ryan Chatman: NAARA
• Sophie Harrell: NAARA
• Stefen Scarvell: NHRA
Award Key:
National African American Recognition Award (NAARA)
National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA)
National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
National Indigenous Award (NIA)