31 National Hispanic Recognition Scholars Named
The College Board announced that 31 Belen Jesuit seniors have been named National Hispanic Recognition Scholars. These are the students who scored in the top 2.5% on the PSAT among all Hispanic and Latino test-takers. Approximately 5,000 academically outstanding high school students from the more than 400,000 Hispanic and Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT are awarded a certificate. Colleges use the program to identify academically exceptional Hispanic/Latino students.
"These students have been able to apply the knowledge and critical thinking skills they have acquired in the classroom at a very high level on the PSAT," said Principal José E. Roca. “All of the students recognized also maintain active in extracurricular activities and several are also exemplary athletes. In all, they represent what it means to be well-rounded students who constantly reach for the MAGIS."
"These students have been able to apply the knowledge and critical thinking skills they have acquired in the classroom at a very high level on the PSAT," said Principal José E. Roca. “All of the students recognized also maintain active in extracurricular activities and several are also exemplary athletes. In all, they represent what it means to be well-rounded students who constantly reach for the MAGIS."
Please join us in congratulating the following seniors for this fantastic accomplishment:
| Nicolas Alarcon Adriano Arias Daniel Campuzano Julian Castro Victor Cobas Antonio Cortabarria Santiago Cortabarria Julian DeCollibus Eduardo Francia Diego Garmendia Nicholas Gomez-Bello Luis Halvorssen Julian Hernandez Daniel Jimenez Carlos Monge Gian-Marco Montero | Gabriel Nguyen Matthew Pancorbo Wadih Pazos Aidan Pevida Julian Riera Jesse Rodriguez Jack Sampedro Austin San Juan Daniel Sanchez Michael Sanchez Ricardo Silveira Alexander Suarez Juan Tejera Matthew Torres Alec Vizoso |
Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success - including the SAT® and the Advanced Placement Program®. The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.
BELEN JESUIT PREPARATORY SCHOOL
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@belenjesuit.org
500 SW 127th Avenue, Miami, FL 33184
phone: 305.223.8600 | fax: 305.227.2565 | email: communications@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's 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 is situated on a 34-acre site in western Dade County, just minutes away from downtown Miami.