Levittown Seniors Named Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars

Photos: Divison Avenue’s Karla Zabala, Krysten Garcia and Alexandra Alexandra Sorbello with guidance counselors Sharlene Defendini and Lynn Castellano, and Principal Joan Lorelli. National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar Eduardo Sandoval is pictured with MacArthur High School Principal Kathy Valentino. Credit: Levittown School District

The Levittown School District is pleased to announce that Division Avenue High School seniors Krysten Garcia, Alexandra Sorbello and Karla Zabala and MacArthur High School senior Eduardo Sandoval were selected as 2014 National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholars.

The National Hispanic Recognition Program was established in 1983 through the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. This year, the program recognized only 5,000 outstanding Hispanic/Latino students nationwide. Qualifications for recognition were based on critical reading, mathematics and writing scores on the 2013 PSAT/NMSQT and a minimum GPA of 3.0. In addition, recipients of this honor must be Hispanic or Latino in origin.

The NHRP sends a list of all recognized students to subscribing colleges and universities that are particularly interested in academically outstanding seniors of Hispanic/Latino heritage.