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Pinecrest Seniors Recognized for Academic Achievements

Class of 2015 Announces Two National Merit Scholars and a National Hispanic Recognition Scholar

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Three Pinecrest Academy seniors have received national recognition for academic achievements throughout their high school careers.

Santiago Villar was recognized this fall as a National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) Scholar. Through the NHRP, The College Board recognizes academically outstanding Hispanic/Latino U.S. high school juniors. To qualify for this honor, Villar achieved scores in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in the region and maintained a GPA of 3.5 or above through the middle of his junior year.

Drew Bryant and Garrett Witt are currently semi-finalists in the 2016 National Merit Scholarship Competition. Recognition as a semi-finalist required each student to earn top PSAT/NMSQT scores in the State of Georgia. Bryant and Witt were among about 16,000 students, or approximately one-third of the 50,000 high scorers, to qualify as Semifinalists. Finalists for this competition will be announced in February.

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