Arlington School & Family Magazine Nov/Dec 2017

AISD Students Earn Academic Honors Congratulations to eight Arlington ISD seniors who were named semifinalists in the 2018 National Merit Scholarship Program and 16 AISD seniors who were named 2018 National Hispanic Scholars. Isaac James from Arlington High School, Wei-Chen Huang and Karen Yang from Lamar High School, and Calvin Birchall-Roman, Nicholas Chin, Brock Moore, Abram Qui and Brandon Swinney from Martin High School are among the AISD National Merit honorees. Gabrielle Cano and Celeste Delgado from Arlington High School, Estaban Hurtado, Hugo Martinez and Elias Perez from Arlington Collegiate High School, Lucas Atayde and Margaret Aguon from Lamar High School and Nicholas Alvarez, Calvin Birchall-Roman, Kayla Bonakdar, Claire Garza, Christopher Malone, Elizabeth Prickett, Madison Reyna, Charles Salazar and Sophia Viscuso from Martin High School are all National Hispanic Scholars. The National Merit Scholarship program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships available to those students who take the PSAT and meet published requirements. Of the 1.5 million entrants, approximately 16,000 students are identified as semifinalists. The National Hispanic Recognition Program identifies outstanding Hispanic high school students and shares information about these academically well-prepared students with subscribing colleges and universities. Each year nearly 5,000 outstanding Hispanic scholars are honored. 16 Isaac James Arlington High School Wei-Chen Huang Lamar High School Kar

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