The National Hispanic Recognition Program (NHRP) recently recognized Prince Edward High School senior Henry Lutz as a 2016-17 National Hispanic Scholar.

Each year, the NHRP honors more than 5,000 students out of more than 250,000 Hispanic/Latino juniors who perform well on the PSAT; have a 3.5 GPA or higher; have ancestors from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, Uruguay or Venezuela; and are considered to be at least one-quarter Hispanic/Latino qualify for this recognition.

The NHRP then makes these students’ information available to subscribing colleges and universities. Henry is the son of Dr. Consuelo Alvarez, a native of Ecuador, and Dr. Gary Lutz.