National Recognition Program Awards
Congratulations to the nine Commended Students in the 2024 National Merit Scholarship Program: Nicolas J. Abreu, Ilan Asis, Nicholas Duque, Andres E. Fernandez, Manuel M. Gurdian, Matthew E. Llau, Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo, Daniel A. Real and Avery R. Villasuso. Nationally, more than two-thirds (about 34,000) of the high scorers are designated Commended Students. They will be named on the basis of a nationally applied Selection Index qualifying score that may vary from year to year.
We are also proud to announce that Raymond A. Perez has been named a National Merit Semifinalist.
Additionally, 112 Belen Jesuit students have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities nationwide, 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 Muelle: NHRA • Adrian Bodero: NHRA • Alejandro Moreno: NHRA • Alejandro Socarras: NHRA • Alejandro Portuondo: NHRA • Alejandro Mouhaffel: NHRA • Amauri Gonzalez: NHRA • Andres Gonzalez: NHRA • Andres Madrigal: NHRA • Andres Paredes: NHRA • Andres Lievano: NHRA • Andres Bertorelli: NHRA • Andrew Borgen: NHRA • Anthony Azcuy: NHRA • Gabriel Belfort: NHRA • Gaston Lacayo: NHRA • Hugo Dorta: NHRA • Ignacio Falla: NHRA • Ivan Sweeney: NHRA • Jack Sosa: NHRA • Jacob Caudle: NHRA • Javier Fernandez: NHRA • Jose Sepulveda: NHRA • Jose Gonzalez: NHRA • Jose Zequeira: NHRA • Joseph Muñiz: NHRA • Joseph Ruiz: NHRA • Joseph Kanjiramkuzhey: NAARA • Joshua Sweeney: NHRA • Juan De Lapuerta: NHRA • Juan Carlos De Sautu: NHRA • Juan Diego Meseguer Grillo: NHRA • Julian Falero: NHRA • Julian Raton: NHRA • Julian Urrutia: NHRA • Julio Blandon: NHRA • Julio Nuñez: NHRA • Kyle Quintana: NHRA | • Armando Gonzalez: NHRA • Arturo Castelo: NHRA • Austin Mauri: NHRA • Brandon Zahn: NHRA • Brian Garcia: NHRA • Carlos Manuel Perez: NHRA • Christopher Riaz: NHRA • Daniel Llorens: NHRA • Daniel Diez: NHRA • Daniel Vilella: NHRA • Daniel Espinoza: NHRA • Daniel Mariscal: NHRA • Daniel Handal: NHRA • Lazaro Diaz Marrero: NHRA• Lorenzo Torres: NHRA • Lorenzo De Toro: NHRA • Luca Canobbio: NHRA • Luca de Zarraga: NHRA • Luca Valenti: NHRA • Lucas Garcia: NHRA • Lucas Delgado: NHRA • Lucas Rivera: NHRA • Luis Lasa: NHRA • Marcelo Prugue: NHRA • Marco Prieguez: NHRA • Matias Rosado: NHRA • Matias Avino: NHRA • Matteo Rossi: NHRA • Matthew Celaya: NHRA • Matthew Lombardi: NHRA • Matthew Berrocal: NHRA • Matthew Sotomayor: NHRA • Matthew Gonzalez: NHRA • Mauricio Romero: NHRA • Maximo Fanjul: NHRA • Michael Brunet: NHRA • Michael Basulto: NHRA • Michel Musi: NHRA • Miguel Angel Reyes: NHRA • Nicholas Ortega: NHRA | • David Aguilar: NHRA • David Del Pino: NHRA • Denys Castillo: NHRA • Diego Tejera: NHRA • Dimas Mackinlay Zapiola: NHRA • Elias Lapadula: NHRA • Emerson Patmore: NHRA • Ethan Garcia: NHRA • Ezra Bergquist: NHRA • Federico Marino: NHRA • Gabriel Sintas: NHRA • Gabriel Gonzalez-Quevedo: NHRA Nicholas Gonzalez: NHRA • Nicholas Rotolo: NHRA • Nicholas Lebeña: NHRA • Nicholas Hernandez: NHRA • Nicolas Sainfort: NHRA • Nicolas De Solminihac: NHRA • Noah Levy: NHRA • Otto Espino: NHRA • Pablo Gomez-Peralta: NHRA • Peter Schmidt: NHRA • Rafael Antun: NHRA • Santiago Avecillas: NHRA • Santiago Martinez-Cid: NHRA • Santiago Guinot: NHRA • Sebastian Sanz de Acedo: NHRA • Sebastian Larrauri: NHRA • Sebastian Leon: NHRA • Sebastian Lara: NHRA • Victor Sarabia: NHRA • Victor Salas: NHRA • Xavier Argamasilla: NHRA • Zachary Garcia: NHRA |
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.
Eligible students are invited to apply to 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.
For more information on the National Recognition Programs, click here.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: webmaster@belenjesuit.org
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.