Culpeper County Public Schools Celebrates Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board National Recognition Programs
Awards recognize high-performing students and help them stand out to colleges
Culpeper, VA – Students at Culpeper County High School and Eastern View 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 give students an opportunity to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.
Awardees at Culpeper County High School are pictured above with CCHS Principal Dr. Soderholm and listed below (from left to right):
• Clare Toner: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
• Michelle Haberle: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA), and National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
• David Holland: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
• Caleb Smith: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
• Jair Arias: National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA), and National Indigenous Award (NIA)
• Brandon Woodison: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
Awardees at Eastern View High School are pictured above with EVHS Principal Dr. Bopp and listed below (left to right):
• Makail Apperson: National African American Recognition Award (NAARA)
• Jameson “Max” Clements: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA)
• Emilia Hoover: National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA
Eligible students are invited to apply on BigFuture during their sophomore or junior year and are awarded at the start of the next school year in time to share their achievements in high school as they plan for the future. At the same time, colleges and organizations using College Board’s Student Search Service™ can connect directly with awardees during the recruitment process.
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% 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.
“It’s becoming increasingly hard for students to be ‘seen’ during the college recruitment process. We’re exceptionally proud of the National Recognition Programs for celebrating students who are at times overlooked but have shown their outstanding academic abilities,” said Tarlin Ray, senior vice president of BigFuture® at College Board. “This is a benefit not only for students but also for colleges and universities committed to recruiting diverse and talented students.”