Shorecrest Celebrates Students Awarded by College Board

Twelve Shorecrest students earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The programs celebrate the hard work of thousands of high school students nationwide to help them showcase their strong academic performance. 

New to the program, College Board recognizes first-generation college students in addition to rural / small town, Black, Indigenous, and Hispanic/or Latino students. The program opens college access for more students because many institutions use the awards for recruitment efforts.

Congratulations to the following Chargers:

• Sonia Anderson '26: National African American Recognition Program
• Nickolas Bearden '25: National African American Recognition Program
• Nicholas Canizares '26: National Hispanic Recognition Program
• Charlie Cowan '26: National Hispanic Recognition Program
• Ahmad Crumity '25: National African American Recognition and National First-Generation Recognition Program
• Jordan De La Cruz '25: National Hispanic Recognition Program
• Andrew Diaz '26: National Hispanic Recognition Program
• Leilani MacIntyre '26: National Indigenous Recognition Program
• Paislee Maddox '25: National First-Generation Recognition Program
• Edward Mitchem '25: National African American Recognition and National First-Generation Recognition Program
• Logan Phares-Robinson '26: National First-Generation Recognition Program
• Jocelyn Sheppard '25: National Hispanic Recognition Program

“We’re thrilled to celebrate our students and recognize them for the hard work they’ve been doing. We’re proud of their strong academic performance in the classroom and on College Board assessments like the PSAT and AP Exams,” said Myra Simpson, Director of College Counseling at Shorecrest. “There’s so much that makes Chargers unique, and this honor reinforces their individuality, achievements and potential for their future.”

Students must meet the following criteria to be eligible:

• Earn a GPA of 3.3 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 by the end of tenth grade.
• Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, Indigenous/Native American, or a first-generation college student.

Students can verify their eligibility on BigFuture^® during their sophomore or junior year. At the start of the next school year, students receive their awards for their communities to celebrate them and colleges to recruit them. Thousands of nonprofit colleges and organizations using College Board’s Student Search Service™ can connect with awardees during the recruitment process to share more about their postsecondary programs.