WARREN, Mich. – This week, the College Board’s National Hispanic Recognition Program informed De La Salle Collegiate of an incredible honor received by senior Tristan Lago.

Lago was named a NHRP Scholar, finishing among the top 2.5 percent of Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers in the Midwest last year.

The NHRP recognizes approximately 5,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors each year from among the more than 400,000 juniors who take the PSAT.

As with the National Merit Scholarship Program, NHRP uses the junior year PSAT/NMSQT as the qualifying test.

Lago carries a 4.3 grade-point average and is ranked 13^th in his class of 167 students. He scored a 1440 on the SAT and a 28 on the ACT. He is interested in attending the University of Michigan, University of Detroit Mercy or Wayne State University.

“Tristan Lago is an excellent student who has represented De La Salle and his family extremely well with his outstanding work ethic,” said De La Salle counselor Dominic Reid. “Tristan being recognized as a scholar through the National Hispanic Program should come as no surprise to any of the faculty and staff at De La Salle. He is truly deserving of this honor.”

Every year, 250,000 Hispanic/Latino students take the PSAT/NMSQT, and about 7,000 of those students are recognized and invited to apply for the national program. While the program doesn’t award scholarship money, being a part of the program is an academic honor that can help students get accepted to colleges. It can also help win prestigious scholarships.

The NHRP helps identify outstanding Hispanic high school students. They share information about these students with subscribing colleges and universities.