Half Hollow Hills Students Honored By College Board

Students from Half Hollow Hills High School East and High School West have earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant underrepresented students with academic honors that can be included on college and scholarship applications and connect students with universities across the country, helping them meaningfully connect to colleges and stand out during the admissions process. Colleges and scholarship programs identify students awarded National African American, Hispanic, Indigenous and/or Rural/Small Town Recognition through College Board’s Student Search Service.

Half Hollow Hills High School East’s Daniel Sanwo, Destiny Stewart, Dimitrios Couluris, Jordyn O'Neal, Kendall Palmer, Laura Lerebours and Taray Sterling were recognized as College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars, and Ana Stallone, Kayla Greenblatt, Laura Lerebours and Matthew Giraldo were recognized as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars. Half Hollow Hills High School West’s Andrew Grant, Camai Ying, Dylan Hall, Isabella Williams, Jadesola Fakuade, Jessica Collymore, Justin Florian, Laila Warner, Marie McKinney, Maya Drame, Victoria Madu and Zachary Vasconcellos were recognized as College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholars, and Dylan Hall, Joshua Castillo, Justin Florian, Laila Warner, Matthew Mayor, Sebastian Correa and Zachary Vasconcellos were recognized as College Board National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars.

“We’re thrilled that our students have earned this special recognition and we are very proud of them for their achievements in their classrooms and on College Board assessments,” said Half Hollow Hills Superintendent Dr. Patrick Harrigan. “These programs help students from underrepresented backgrounds stand out to colleges during admissions.”

Students who may be eligible have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or Black, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend school in a rural area or small town.

Eligible students will be invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and will be awarded at the beginning of the next school year. Students will receive their awards in time to include them in their college and scholarship applications.

“We want to honor the hard work of these students through the College Board National Recognition Programs. This program creates a way for colleges and scholarship programs to connect directly with underrepresented students who they are hoping to reach,” said Tarlin Ray, College Board senior vice president of BigFuture. “We hope the award winners and their families celebrate this prestigious honor and it helps them plan for their big future.”

An education-oriented community with high academic expectations, the Half Hollow Hills Central School District is located in a residential area of 50,000 people in the central part of Long Island, approximately 40 miles from New York City. Providing for the education of approximately 7,500 students, the school district has five elementary schools, two middle schools and two high schools. Half Hollow Hills High Schools are fully accredited by the New York State Department of Education. The district is committed to providing all students with equitable opportunities to excel in academics, athletics and the arts.