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- Updated: November 8, 2013
LFHS senior Brenden McDonough addresses the audience of educators in New York City. Photo: LFCISD
Los Fresnos High School, which received the Inspiration Award from The College Board in May, was formally recognized at The College Board Forum Oct. 23-25.
The event was held at the New York Hilton Midtown in Manhattan. Hundreds of education professionals from around the country attended.
Representatives of The College Board came to Los Fresnos May to present LFHS as the recipient of a 2013 Gaston Caperton Inspiration Award school.
Last Friday in New York, LFHS senior Brenden McDonough addressed the audience of educators, along with speakers from the other two school award winners from New Orleans and Los Angeles.
The award was presented to LFHS for providing low-income students with the support they need to succeed academically. One of only three high schools nationwide to receive the award in 2013, LFHS received a $25,000 award to apply toward programs that encourage more students to attend college.
Created by former College Board President Gaston Caperton in 2001, the Inspiration Awards honor high schools that help expand access to higher education by providing students with rigorous academic offerings and innovative college-preparation programs. Selected by a panel of higher education faculty from across the country, winning high schools demonstrate significant and consistent growth in the number of students taking honors and college-level courses and in the percentage of seniors accepted to two- or four-year colleges.