New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority announced its Urban Scholars and Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars recently Twenty-Five of Plainfield High School’s Best Students received this prestigious distinction. High achieving students attending public secondary schools in the State’s urban and economically distressed areas (Type A and B school districts as defined by the New Jersey Department of Education) may be selected as Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars under funding provided through the Urban Scholars Program. Students who rank in the top 10% of their class and have a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 or equivalent scale) at the end of their junior year are considered for Urban Scholar awards. An Academic Index (AI) for each of these students is computed based on class ranking and GPA, and offers are made to candidates with the highest AI. Each participating Type A and B school receives a share of the total awards available based on class size. Plainfield’s 2007 Urban Scholars are Miguel Bugarin, John Busby 111, Jasmine Cambridge, Jaime Carbajal, Ana Cardova, Angelica Chua, Jade Coney, Allysa Da Costa, Paul Daffney, Shantel Fair, Vontisha Fludd, Marvin Galvez, Aaron Guaye, Reginald Harrison, Durelle Hill, Kevin Lacks, Janay Matthews, Elizabeth Perez, Carlos Pineda, JAsmin Rodriguez, and Ximena Sanchez.

The 2007 Edward J. Bloustein Distinguished Scholars from Plainfield High School are Eric Gonzalez, Khadija Hunt, Ashley Johnson and Caleb Williams were selected from the Class of 2007.

Scholarships under the Urban Scholars Program are offered without regard to financial need. For the 2005-06 academic year the annual award is $1,000.

For more information, please visit the New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority website at http://hesaa.org.