13 Livingston High School Students Named to College Board's National Recognition Program

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Thirteen Livingston High School (LHS) students have been named to College Board’s National Recognition Program , which is an annual honor celebrating top-performing high school students who belong to communities historically underrepresented on college campuses.

The recently announced 2023–2024 awards recognized 25% more student recipients than last year and introduced a new award called the National First-Generation Recognition Program, which was presented to more than 35,000 students with the chance to be celebrated for what they know and can do. A first-generation student is defined as a student whose parent(s) did not complete a bachelor’s degree.

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There are now five programs, including the National African American Recognition Program, National First-Generation Recognition Program, National Hispanic Recognition Program, National Indigenous Recognition Program, and National Rural and Small-Town Recognition Program.

LHS students recognized include the following:

• Hasset Belachew (African American)
• Rebeca Boullosa (First Generation, Hispanic)
• Sheng Yi Chen (First Generation)
• Anne Ferrans (Hispanic)
• Aryanna Lennon (African American)
• Samay Malde (First Generation)
• Ednakayi Martin (African American)
• Jessica Oji (African American)
• Julia Ou (First Generation)
• Aston Roberts (African American)
• Carolina Vasquez (Hispanic)
• Amanda Saiegh (Hispanic)
• Nathan Shin (First Generation).
  

High school students who meet the criteria below must apply on BigFuture.org during their sophomore or junior year to confirm that they:

• Demonstrate a grade point average (GPA) of B+ or higher (at least 3.3 or 87-89%) at the time of submission ;
• Scored in the top 10% of the state’s test takers for their award program on the PSAT/NMSQT® or PSAT 10™ or earn at least a 3 on 2+ AP® Exams by the end of 10th grade ; and
• Identify as first generation, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, or Indigenous or Native and/or attend school in a rural area or small town .

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This academic achievement serves as a tangible signal to colleges looking for ways to strengthen their recruitment strategies. Thousands of nonprofit colleges and programs using College Board’s Student Search Service ™ can intentionally recruit students who have been recognized by the National Recognition Programs.

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