Chatham High Students Named as Hispanic Scholars

On Thursday, Dec. 1, the National Hispanic Recognition Program named Chatham High School students Anelisa Arevalo, Cathryn Jijon, Matthew Claudio as outstanding scholars.

The National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) identifies nearly 5,000 outstanding Hispanic/Latino students each year.~ Although the NHRP does not provide a financial reward, being named is an important academic recognition.~ The program sends a list of all recognized students to subscribing
colleges and universities that are particularly interested in academically outstanding seniors of Hispanic/Latino heritage.

This nationwide list includes students from the United States, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, Mariana Islands and Marshall Islands, as well as U.S. citizens attending schools abroad. It also includes approximately 150 of the top scoring PAA™ students from Puerto Rico.

There are several requirements for qualification.  A student must do the following:

• Take the PSAT/NMSQT® in October of the junior year.
• Be a junior in high school.
• Be of at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino descent.
• Achieve the minimum required PSAT/NMSQT cutoff score (this index score may vary by state, region and territory each year).
• Achieve a grade point average (GPA) of 3.0 or higher by the end of junior year (GPAs may be weighted).
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.