These Tippecanoe Valley High School students received academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Program. In the front row from left are Mercedes Herrera, Jade Jeffrey, Lily Bradley, Kinsey Davis, Nyomi Ortiz and Cassie Rich. In the middle row are Remington Rickel, Ava Minix, Genevieve Heller, Lindsay Petersen, McKenna Lowe and Hayden Stookey. In the back row are Jacob Scacco, Colton Crabb, Marcus Smith, Brenton Miller and Christian Guzman. Not pictured is Natalia Ortiz. Photo provided by TVHS.

News Release

AKRON — Tippecanoe Valley High School announces eighteen of its students have earned academic honors from the College Board’s National Recognition Program.

Those students include Mercedes Herrera, Jade Jeffrey, Lily Bradley, Kinsey Davis, Nyomi Ortiz, Cassie Rich, Remington Rickel, Ava Minix, Genevieve Heller, Lindsay Petersen, McKenna Lowe, Hayden Stookey, Jacob Scacco, Colton Crabb, Marcus Smith, Brenton Miller, Christian Guzman and Natalia Ortiz.

This program celebrates the academic achievements of high school students across the country. For the first time, these academic honors recognize not only rural and small town students but also first-generation students, as well as Black, Indigenous, Hispanic or Latino students.

“We are thrilled to celebrate our students and recognize their outstanding achievements,” said TVHS Principal Brandon Kresca. “We take immense pride in their dedication and strong academic performance, both in the classroom and on College Board assessments such as the PSAT, SAT, and AP® Exams. Each of our students brings something unique to our school community, and these honors highlight their individuality and the strengths they will carry into their future endeavors.”

To qualify for the awards, students had to meet the following criteria:

• Maintain a GPA of B+ (equal to at least 3.3 or 87%-89%) or higher.
• Achieve PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10 assessment scores within the top 10% of test-takers in each state for each award program or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams by the end of 10th grade.
• Attend school in a rural area or small town, or be African American/Black, Hispanic American/Latino, Indigenous/Native American or a first-generation college student.