Pennfield School District is excited to announce and celebrate the accomplishments of Pennfield High School senior, Alexis Downs, who earned academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These programs celebrate students' hard work in high school and showcase their strong academic performance. The academic honors for rural area, Black, Indigenous, and/or Latino students are an opportunity for students to share their strong academic achievements with colleges and scholarship programs that are seeking to recruit diverse talent.
Alexis received the National Rural and Small Town Award (NRSTA) from the College Board National Recognition Programs. The criteria for eligible students to receive academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs includes:
GPA of 3.5 or higher.
PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores that are within the top 10% of assessment takers in each state for each award program or earned a score of 3 or higher on 2 or more AP Exams in 9th and 10th grade.
Attend school in a rural area or small town, or identify as African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, or Indigenous/Native.
“We’re thrilled to celebrate Alexis and all of our hard working students to recognize them for the great work they’ve been doing.” said Superintendent Stephanie Lemmer. “We are so proud of Alexis’ accomplishment and are overjoyed to watch all of our students #LearnGrowLead each day.”