Berkeley Leader

Berkeley County Middle College High School issued the following announcement on September 3.

A Cane Bay High senior is being recognized by the College Board organization in two different areas for excelling in his PSAT and AP scores.

Jamie Baker has been designated as a College Board National African American Recognition Program Scholar, as well as a College Board National Indigenous Recognition Program Scholar.

Both designations are contingent on a student’s performance on the PSAT and/or AP. Baker’s most recent AP scores included five 4s and two 3s. He is still waiting on his SAT scores, but made a 1260 on the PSATs. He also made a 31 on the ACT last year.

Baker is currently ranked 22 in his class.

Tiffany Brown, interim principal at Cane Bay High, praised Baker for doing a phenomenal job on the PSAT and several AP exams.

“We’re thrilled that Jamie has earned this recognition," she said. "We are very proud of Jamie’s achievements in the classroom and on College Board Assessments. These programs help students from underrepresented backgrounds stand out to colleges during admissions.”

College Board, which administers the PSAT and SAT, recognizes academic excellence through its National Recognition Programs, which grant underrepresented 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. Colleges and scholarship programs identify students awarded National African American, Hispanic, Indigenous and/or Rural/Small Town Recognition through College Board’s Student Search Service.

Students who may be eligible have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and have excelled on the PSAT/NMSQT or PSAT 10, or earned a score of 3 or higher on two or more AP Exams; and are African American or black, Hispanic American or Latinx, Indigenous, and/or attend a school in a rural area or small town.

Baker has previously been recognized by College Board as an AP Scholar with Distinction, as well as an AP Scholar with Honors.

Baker is very active at Cane Bay High; in addition to taking AP classes, he is as a member of the school’s symphonic band and the Cane Bay Chorale. Baker is still deciding on where to go for college after graduation, but is interested in studying music.

Baker remembers filling out the applications for the National Recognitions Programs without knowing if anything would come from it, but knew he has worked hard during his high school years.

“It makes it worth it to receive some recognition for it,” Baker said.

Baker advises other students studying for these major tests to go into them with confidence.

“You've just got to go in like you know it,” he said.

Monica Kreber

kreberm@bcsdschools.net

Original source can be found here.