Students Awarded with Academic Honors from College Board

60 School District of Lee County 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 the students through College Board’s Student Search Service.

The College Board Recognition Program honors students in four categories: National African American Recognition Award, National Hispanic Recognition Award, National Indigenous Recognition Award and/or National Rural/Small Town Recognition Award. Only 62,000 students received a recognition award this year.

The following Lee County students have been awarded the National Hispanic Recognition Award:

Bonita Springs High School
• Omar Buenostro

Cape Coral High School
• Anthony Busatta • Alexander Rodriguez
• Humberto Carralero • Veronica Verona
• Ryan Fernandez

Dunbar High School
• Isaac Deleon

East Lee County High School
• Emily Sarduy

Fort Myers High School
• Isabella Acosta • Jason Mendez-Martinez
• Alexandra Bocanegra • Alexander Munoz
• Wendy Campos • Antonio Orbe
• Olivia Cabrera • Jake Phinney
• Caleb Cetina • Ximena Rodriguez
• Luis Diaz • Joseph Serrat
• Cristian Garcia-Salinas • William Servellon Lopez
• Thalia Gutierrez • Abigail Tapia

Island Coast High School
• Dezmin Goodman

Mariner High School
• Ivanna Espinosa
• Dalianys Lachel
• Oliva Resendes

North Fort Myers High School
• Jaime Antunez • Giselle Leon
• Arianny De Sena • Jason Medrano
• Solange De La Vega • Nivaya Montoya
• Natalia Eaton • Abigail Petro
• Sarah Eng • Ryan Ziegler
• Samuel Ford

The following Lee County students have been awarded the National African American Recognition Award:

Bonita Springs High School
• Jareah Plummer
• Jayce McMillian
Dunbar High School
• Denelson Estimable
• Wisner Henry
• Leilani Marsicano

East Lee County High School
• Siang Chin

Fort Myers High School
• Dominique Aime • Ravelska Lafalaise
• Sa'nya Battle • Rodger Paul
• Mya Brown

Island Coast High School
• Dezmin Goodman

North Fort Myers High School
• Sarah Eng
• Payton Tshiams

The following student has been awarded the National Indigenous Award:

Bonita Springs High School
• Jayce McMillan

Fort Myers High School
• Kainoa Acol

The following Lee County students have been awarded the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award:

Bonita Springs High School
• Alyssa Anderson • Jayce McMillan
• Brooke Dore-smith • Anthony Napolitano
• Giordan Dyokas • Ava Pham
• Dennis Kerry • Peter Panzeri

“We’re thrilled that our students have earned this recognition. We are very proud of them for their achievements in their classrooms and on College Board assessments,” said Chief Academic Officer Dr. Jeffrey Spiro. “These programs help students from underrepresented backgrounds stand out to colleges during admissions.”

Students with 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 are eligible for an award. Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and recognitions are awarded at the beginning of the next school year. Students receive their awards in time to include them on their college and scholarship applications.

“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.”