3 Cherokee County Students Named National Hispanic Scholars

WOODSTOCK, GA -- Three high school seniors in the Cherokee County School District have been recognized for their outstanding test scores and academic performance.

Julia Kochansky of Cherokee High School, Kelly Hart of Creekview High School and Anabelle Paulino of River Ridge High School all have been named National Hispanic Scholars by the College Board.

The National Hispanic Recognition Program recognizes only the top 2% of the more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who take the Practice SAT nationwide.

To be eligible, students, as juniors, must earn qualifying high scores on the Practice SAT, as well as a cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 and have at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino ethnic heritage.

This ancestry can be from any of the following countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay, or Venezuela.

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