Two Mount Pleasant High School seniors, David Barboza and Jose Liera, have been named National Hispanic Scholars.  In order to be considered, students had to score in the top 2.5% among Hispanic and Latino PSAT/NMSQT test takers and have a qualifying GPA of a 3.5 or higher.

Barboza is the son of Rosa Rojas and Juan Barboza.  He is interested in attending either the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) or Columbia University.  Liera is the son of Victor and Paula Liera.  He is interested in attending the Massachusetts Institute of technology (MIT), Stanford, or Harvey Mudd College.

Photo (L to R)-David Barboza, MPHS Principal Dustin Cook, Jose Liera