In the Media

In 2018, I was awarded the National Honor Society’s National Scholarship Award. This award is granted to one sole winner throughout the United States. This was a historic moment as I became the first minority and Latina student to win this prestigious award. Below you may find more information about this award:

Interview with Telemundo and MSNBC

https://www.telemundo47.com/noticias/local/Joven-hispana-brilla-por-su-excelencia-acad_mica_TLMD—Nueva-York-500173981.html

https://www.telemundowashingtondc.com/noticias/local/Beca-permite-a-hispana-cumplir-un-sue_o_Washington-DC-495312591.html

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/1st-Hispanic-Public-School-Student-to-Nab-Prestigious-S_Washington-DC-495344831.html

Article from the Hechinger Report

https://hechingerreport.org/author/jenny-rodriguez/

Article from NJ.com

https://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2018/05/prestigious_scholarship_winner_nhs.html

Piece with Story Corps, NPR

http://www.nhsfund.org/story-corps-interview-between-2018-national-winner-jenny-ms-thomas-her-nhs-adviser/

In February 2020, I was named a 2020 Dream Award Recipient given by Scholarship America. This prestigious scholarship is given to 21 students across the United States to pursue their undergraduate careers. The Dreams to Success event, hosted every year in Washington, DC, was switched to a virtual day of giving. Below are articles and videos on my award from Scholarship America:

Star-Ledger article written by Rob Lessing

https://www.nj.com/education/2020/05/her-mom-always-told-her-she-needed-a-scholarship-to-attend-college-she-just-got-a-big-one.html

Interview with Richard Lui, MSNBC news anchor