One hundred and nine Belen Jesuit students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process.
“We are so proud and thrilled that our students have earned this recognition for their achievements in the classroom and on the College Board assessment,” said Principal José E. Roca ‘84. “They exemplify the core values instilled in our young men on a daily basis.”
Colleges and scholarship programs identified the following students and were awarded the National African American Recognition Award (NAARA) and/or the National Hispanic Recognition Award (NHRA). Congratulations to the following, Wolverines:
Adrian Rodriguez: NHRA
Adrian Smith: NHRA
Adrian Romero: NHRA
Alejandro Perez: NHRA
Alejandro Ulvert: NHRA
Alexander Cruz: NHRA
Alvaro Sanson: NHRA
Amin Pazos: NHRA
Andre De Leon: NHRA
Andres Fernandez: NHRA
Andres Miyares: NHRA
Andres Mederos: NHRA
Andres Pulles: NHRA
Andres Salvade: NHRA
Andrew Berrocal: NHRA
Andrew Navarro: NHRA
Anthony Iturbe: NHRA
Avery Villasuso: NHRA
Brandon Lezcano: NHRA
Carlos Corzo: NHRA
Charles Carreno: NHRA
Christopher Collings: NHRA
Christopher Cotte: NHRA
Daniel Rodriguez-Meneses: NHRA
Daniel Betancourt: NHRA
Daniel Gonzalez: NHRA
Daniel Perez: NHRA
Daniel Real: NHRA
David Guillaume: NAARA, NHRA
David Torres: NAARA, NHRA
Diego Alvarez: NHRA
Diego Leon-Aguilar: NHRA
Eduardo Garcia: NHRA
Eduardo Lopez-Seda: NHRA
Eduardo Alcaine: NHRA
Emery Salom: NHRA
Emilio Carbonell: NHRA
Eric Barreto: NHRA
Ernie Echevarria: NHRA
Fernando Luna: NHRA
Hector Meruelo: NHRA
Henry Castellat: NHRA
Henry Lisamore: NHRA
Henry Amador: NHRA
Ilan Asis: NHRA
Isaac Badell-Riviere: NHRA
Israel Salabarria: NHRA
Jaime Borja: NHRA
Javier De Cardenas: NHRA
Joaquin Mestre: NHRA
John Costello: NHRA
John Delionado: NHRA
Jonathan Cala: NHRA
Jose Morales: NHRA
Joseph Alonso: NHRA
Joseph Gonzalez: NHRA
Joshue Perez: NHRA
Juan Manrique: NAARA, NHRA
Julian Alvarez: NHRA
Julian Recio: NHRA
Kevin Dominguez: NHRA
Kevin Rodriguez: NHRA
Liam Jacobsen: NHRA
Lucas Perez: NHRA
Lucas Monge: NHRA
Manuel Gurdian: NHRA
Marc Orta: NHRA
Marcial De Sautu: NHRA
Marco Delamaza: NHRA
Marco Ramirez: NHRA
Marco Santa-Cruz: NHRA
Marcos Mejia: NHRA
Marcos Rodriguez-Lapido: NHRA
Martin Garriga: NHRA
Martin Rodriguez: NHRA
Massimo Garcia: NHRA
Matthew Llau: NHRA
Matthew Marcos: NHRA
Mauricio Espina: NHRA
Mauricio Arias: NHRA
Maximus Garcia: NHRA
Michael Moreno: NHRA
Nicholas Duque: NHRA
Nicholas Iglesias: NHRA
Nicholas Rosell: NHRA
Nicholas Arana: NHRA
Nicholas Leon: NHRA
Nicolas Rodriguez-Meneses: NHRA
Nicolas Cotte: NHRA
Nicolas Abreu: NHRA
Octavio Marante: NHRA
Omar Ortega: NHRA
Pablo Rodriguez: NHRA
Peter Raymond: NAARA
Philippe Riobe: NAARA, NHRA
Raymond Perez: NHRA
Roberto Henao: NHRA
Rocco Leon: NHRA
Rodrigo Blanco: NHRA
Ryan Martinez: NHRA
Ryan Mertz: NHRA
Salvador Leos: NHRA
Sebastian Alonso: NHRA
Sebastian Victoria: NHRA
Stefan Borrero: NHRA
Tomas Feijoo: NHRA
Tyler Torres-Ferrer: NHRA
Victor Alberni: NHRA
Victor Camara: NHRA
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.
Eligible students will be invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and will be awarded at the beginning of the next school year. Students will receive their awards in time to include them in their college and scholarship applications.
For more information on the National Recognition Programs, click here.
Belen Jesuit Preparatory School was founded in 1854 in Havana, Cuba by Queen Isabel II of Spain. The task of educating students was assigned to the priests and brothers of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits), whose teaching tradition is synonymous with academic excellence and spiritual discipline. In 1961, the new political regime of Cuba confiscated the School property and expelled the Jesuit faculty. The School was re-established in Miami the same year, and over the next decade, continued to grow. Today, Belen Jesuit sits on a 30-acre site in western Dade County, only minutes away from downtown Miami.