Nine Freehold High School students 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.

Freehold’s honorees include:

• Anadja Myers: National African American Recognition Award
• Chukwudubem Echezona: National African American Recognition Award
• Henry Barragan: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Jayson Munoko: National African American Recognition Award
• Marcel Aravantinos: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Preston Stewart: National African American Recognition Award
• Robert Almonte: National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Samuel Rodriguez: National African American Recognition Award and National Hispanic Recognition Award
• Sheyla Lopez: National Hispanic Recognition Award  

To be eligible for the awards, students must 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.

“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.”