MHS Senior Earns Oklahoma Academic All-State Honors

Mustang High School Student Earns Oklahoma Academic All-State Honors

(Mustang, Oklahoma – February 27, 2023) – The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence has announced its class of 2023 Academic All-Staters; these students, selected from nominations statewide, hail from 75 schools in 68 Oklahoma school districts, including one from Mustang High School (MHS).

MHS Senior Alexander Vo was included in this year's list of 100 top high school students in the state.  An Academic All-State scholar is a student who has demonstrated academic excellence and who has excelled within his or her own particular learning environment.  In order to be eligible for this honor, a student must be a currently enrolled Oklahoma public high-school senior who meets any one of these five criteria:

1) composite ACT score of at least 30

2) combined SAT Evidence-Based Reading & Writing and Math score of at least 1370

3) National Merit Scholarship Program semifinalist

4) National Achievement Scholarship Program semifinalist

5) National Hispanic Scholar Awards Program semifinalist

In addition to the minimum criteria, students were also evaluated on the basis of their leadership abilities, motivation, academic achievement and character as maximized within each student’s learning environment.

The 2023 Academic All-State class is the 37th to be selected by the Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence.  Since the award program’s inception in 1987, some 3,700 high school seniors from 330 school districts have been named Academic All-State scholars. 

This year’s All-Staters scored an average of 33 on the ACT, with six recipients scoring a perfect 36. The students’ average GPA was 4.25. In addition, 29 of this year’s All-Staters are National Merit semifinalists. Each of this year’s All-Staters will receive a $1,500 merit-based scholarship and a medallion. The All-Staters will be recognized at the foundation’s 37th annual Academic Awards Celebration on Saturday, May 20, at the Cox Business Convention Center in Tulsa.

About Oklahoma Academic All-State 

The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence recognizes and honors academic excellence in Oklahoma’s public schools through a prestigious Oklahoma Academic Awards Program.  The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence recognizes 100 outstanding public high-school seniors through their selection, by an independent committee, as Academic All-State scholars. For information on the competition: https://www.ofe.org/academic-all-staters/ 

About Mustang Public Schools

The Mustang Public School District covers 69 square miles in Oklahoma and Canadian counties with the City of Mustang at its center. The district is the largest employer in Canadian County, with more than 1,000 employees, including both support personnel and certified personnel. The school district offers a comprehensive compensation package for full-time employees, in addition to a satisfying working environment. There are eight elementary schools (grades PreK-4), three intermediate centers (grades 5-6), three middle schools (grades 7-8), one high school (grades 9-12) and an educational center which houses pre-kindergarten and alternative education. www.mustangps.org 
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