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Class of 2020 National Academic Awards Announced
Christopher Columbus High School is proud to recognize the National Merit Semifinalists, Commended, and Hispanic Recognition for the Class of 2020.
The Class of 2020 produced four (4) semifinalists in the 65th annual National Merit Scholarship Program, each with the opportunity to continue in the National Merit Scholarship Competition. Nearly 1.5 million juniors in more than 22,000 high schools entered the program by taking the PSAT. The following students were among the top 16,000 students in the Nation to receive this honor and have an opportunity to continue in the competition for over 7,500 scholarships worth about $32 million to be offered next spring.
Semifinalists: Michael Berry, Holt Boink, Jared Coleman and Albert Sanchez.
Twelve Explorers were recognized as Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 PSAT.
Commended: Alessio M. Amor, Adolfo J. Anzola, Mikel A. Barbeite, Salvador E. Blanco, Julio A. Brea, Kevin M. Cejas, Daniel A. Luna, Dennis J. Martinez, Jose P. Osorio, Andres A. Perez, Ethan M. Trueba and Patrick F. Valerius.
Semifinalists: Michael Berry, Holt Boink, Jared Coleman and Albert Sanchez.
Twelve Explorers were recognized as Commended Students in the 2020 National Merit Program. Commended Students placed among the top five percent of more than 1.5 million students who entered the 2020 competition by taking the 2018 PSAT.
Commended: Alessio M. Amor, Adolfo J. Anzola, Mikel A. Barbeite, Salvador E. Blanco, Julio A. Brea, Kevin M. Cejas, Daniel A. Luna, Dennis J. Martinez, Jose P. Osorio, Andres A. Perez, Ethan M. Trueba and Patrick F. Valerius.
The College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) identifies academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino high school students. Each year, the NHRP honors about 7,000 of the highest-scoring students from over 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the PSAT/NMSQT. These students are from the United States, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, the Mariana Islands, and the Marshall Islands, as well as U.S. citizens attending schools abroad.
Christopher Columbus High School is proud to announce those students who have received recognition in the 2020 National Hispanic Recognition Program: Alessio M. Amor, Adolfo J. Anzola, Mikel A. Barbeite, Michael C. Berry, Salvador E. Blanco, Julio A. Brea, Kevin M. Cejas, Jared A. Coleman, David A. Diaz, Nicolas I. Fernandez, Daniel A. Luna, Thomas F. Mackle, Alfred Martinez, Dennis J. Martinez, Jose P. Osorio, Andres A. Perez, Joaquin E. Real, Joseph M. Rodriguez, Anthony V. Rodriguez-Mira, Albert Sanchez and Patrick F. Valerius.
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Brotherhood, Faith, and Scholarship define the Marist Brothers Catholic education at Christopher Columbus High School. By making Jesus Christ known and loved and creating an inspiring academic and extracurricular environment, we prepare young men for higher learning and a life-long commitment to leadership and service through Gospel and Marist values.
Columbus is fully accredited by Cognia and is a member of the Marist Association of Secondary schools, the National Catholic Education Association and the Independent Schools of South Florida.
