Early College Program Recognitions

Students presented with HCC dual credit certificates of achievement

One highlight of the May 18 monthly meeting of the SBISD Board of Trustees was the awarding of certificates to high school students for outstanding achievement in Early College programs based on partnerships with the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) and Houston Community College-Spring Branch (HCC-Spring Branch).

Early College programs like these provide our high school students an opportunity to earn up to two years of transferable college credit by the time of graduation. The programs are best suited for the highly motivated, academically driven, and mature student who seek to be challenged by college-level coursework.

Certificates of achievement were presented to 23 Stratford High students who took part in the UHD program. Eleven other students who attend Northbrook and Spring Woods high schools earned HCC certificates of achievement.

Students presented with UHD dual credit certificates of achievement

UHD Dual Credit Liaison Branden Kuzmick presented certificates during the Board meeting to the following Stratford High School students: Davis Beasley, Victoria Mancuso, Jaclyn Swanson, Jacob Bradshaw, Emily Castillo, Francisco Jaime, Conner Jones, Mylene Lovag, Victoria Resendiz and Arvand Safarzadeh.

Not at the Board meeting, but also receiving UHD recognition were these Stratford High students: Kirstin Abowd, Eric Benoit, Elizabeth Brann, Melanie Hastings, Evelyn Morris, Natalya Pomeroy, Sarah Standefer, Rachel Warwick, Emily Demeris, Aeris Jelks, Alice Kim, Michael Martin and Tucker May.

HCC-Dual Credit Coordinator Genevieve Coogan presented certificates to two Northbrook High students, Luis Cruz and Alejandro Montemayor, and three Spring Woods High students, Victor Rodriguez, Lauren Vierling and Davana Willis.

Not at the May 18 Board meeting, but also receiving HCC recognition were three Northbrook High students, Fredy Calderon, Michael Jordan and Janeth Lopez. In addition, three other Spring Woods High students were honored. They are Makayla Franco, Jordan Sidebottom and Hannah Tarrant.