TEMPLE, Texas — Sixty-three Temple Independent School District students have combined to earn a total of 88 academic honors from the College Board National Recognition Programs. These National Recognition Programs grant 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.
In 2026, the program offers three awards to students of all backgrounds and across schools nationwide: School Recognition Award, First-Generation Recognition Award, and Rural and Small-Town Recognition Award, to honor top-performing students at every high school, including lesser-known schools.
The 63 Temple High School students recognized and the 88 total honors they received are: Mason Abbey – School Recognition, Jazlyn Alexander – First-Generation and School Recognition, Landon Angenend – First-Generation and School Recognition, Steve Baca – School Recognition, Jacob Bashford – School Recognition, Addyson Bates – First-Generation and School Recognition, Matthew Baxter – School Recognition, Ayden Brown – First-Generation, Marysol Cabral – School Recognition, Kimberly Castillo Suarez – First-Generation, Jordan Delp – School Recognition, Raul Fernandez – First-Generation and School Recognition, Joshua Forsythe – First-Generation and School Recognition, Gabriel Garcia – School Recognition, Jayven Garcia – School Recognition, Stephanie Garcia – First-Generation and School Recognition, Jesse Green – First-Generation and School Recognition, Sterling Griffith – School Recognition, Sebastian Guillen – First-Generation and School Recognition, Emma Hamer-Kilber – First-Generation and School Recognition, Christopher Hernandez Rodriguez – First-Generation and School Recognition, Luis Herrera – First-Generation and School Recognition, Charles Hildenbrand – School Recognition, Tristan Jackson – School Recognition, Riley Jacobs – School Recognition, Rachel Jaimes-Isidoro – First-Generation, Abigail Jones – School Recognition, Aubrie Larson – First-Generation and School Recognition, Alvin Lawrence – School Recognition, De’Aisha Lewis – First-Generation and School Recognition, Fintan McBride – School Recognition, Elijah McCarty – School Recognition, Kylie McVean – School Recognition, Justin Mejia – First-Generation and School Recognition, Stephen Midturi – School Recognition, Jasmine Moreno – First-Generation and School Recognition, Xandrea Nantes – School Recognition, Giovanni Nava-Cisneros – First-Generation and School Recognition, Mai Nguyen – School Recognition, Viana Nguyen – First-Generation and School Recognition, Anuki Pelawatta – School Recognition, Khanak Prabhakar – First-Generation and School Recognition, Leahnna Preachers – School Recognition, Melody Preachers – School Recognition, Jayden Psaila – School Recognition, Micah Rhodes – School Recognition, Edgar Rosales-Ordaz – First-Generation and School Recognition, Benjamin Russell – School Recognition, Myrapaz San Juan – School Recognition, Jaxon Shaler – School Recognition, Sanya Shrestha – First-Generation and School Recognition, Dylan Stephen – First-Generation and School Recognition, Ruby Stone – School Recognition, Caden Taft – School Recognition, Carene Uy – School Recognition, Matteo Valentin – School Recognition, Jas’Lene Vela – First Generation and School Recognition, Christal Vidana – First-Generation and School Recognition, Ashleigh Walters – First-Generation and School Recognition, Michael Walters – First-Generation and School Recognition, Gunnar Westbrook – School Recognition, Aubrey Wharton – First-Generation and School Recognition, and Bryson Williams – School Recognition.
This is easily the largest group of College Board Recognition honorees for Temple High School. Last year, 27 students combined to earn 38 designations through the College Board Recognition program.
“We are proud of the achievement of this group of students,” said Dr. Renota Rogers, Chief Academic Officer for Temple ISD. “They are well-positioned for future academic success and college readiness, as reflected in their PSAT performance.”
“I am so proud of our students as they are continuing to shine even when the bar is raised,” added Kristi Burke, college and career advisor at Temple High School. “Their academic performance is a testament to their hard work and the dedication of the Temple High School teachers and staff. We couldn’t be more proud of them.”
To qualify for the School Recognition Award, students must score among the top 10% of their high school’s test takers on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, and/or earn a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams in the 8th, 9th, and/or 10th grade. For the First-Generation Award, students must be in the top 10% of test takers among first-generation college students in their state.
Eligible students are invited to apply during their sophomore or junior year and 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.
In addition to their honors from College Board, the students will also be recognized at an upcoming Temple ISD school board meeting.