The College Board’s Advanced Placement® Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the end-of-course AP® Exams. Students took AP® Exams in May 2019. In order to be designated as an AP Scholar by the College Board, a student must earn a score of 3 or higher on the AP scale of 1-5.
Of the 275 AP exams taken by IHA students this past May, 239 achieved scores of 3 or higher. Scores of 5 were achieved on a total of 86 AP exams, scores of 4 were achieved on a total of 84 AP exams, and scores of 3 were achieved on a total of 66 AP exams. IHA students scored above the mean average in the May 2019 AP exams for both the state of New Jersey and also globally in the following subjects: Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, English Language & Composition, English Literature & Composition, US History, Comparative Government & Politics, Psychology, Chemistry, Biology, Physics C/Mechanics, Environmental Science, Spanish Language & Composition, and Studio Art 2-D. One hundred percent of the students taking the Calculus AB, Calculus BC, English Language, English Literature, US History, Spanish Language & Culture, and Studio Art 2-D exams scored a 3 or better.
Kaitlin Brown’19, the Class of 2019 Valedictorian now at Columbia University, achieved National AP Scholar status by “achieving scores of 4 or higher on at least eight AP exams” and “whose average AP exam grade is at least a 4.0.” Kaitlin took nine AP exams in 2019 and her average grade was 4.78. Fifteen students earned AP Scholars with Distinction, nine were named AP Scholars with Honor, and 28 students were designated AP Scholars. Congratulations to:
AP® Scholar with Distinction Award Recipients
An average score of at least 3.5 on all AP® Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams:
Isabelle Arevalo’19 (Columbia University)
Kaitlyn Brown’19 (Columbia University)
Lauren Burke’19 (Pennsylvania State University)
Courtney Caccamo’19 (Providence College)
Myra Chaudhry’19 (Georgetown University)
Patricia Christensen’19 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Katrina Fett’19 (Lehigh University)
Regina Garvey’19 (University of Washington)
Diana Mastellone’19 (University of Pittsburgh)
Kirstin McGeary’19 (The University of Texas, Austin)
Rebecca Nadler’19 (Boston College)
Josephine Oshodi’19 (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Olivia Pavin’19 (Brown University)
Emily Pecoraro’19 (Bucknell University)
Alexa Trubiano’19 (Colgate University)
AP® Scholar with Honor Award Recipients
An average score of at least 3.25 on all AP® Exams, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:
Casey Conniff’19 (Villanova University)
Hannah Gurney’20
Emma Matesic’20
Meghan McGuire’20
Jessica O’Neill’20
Ella Parker’20
Raghavi Patel’20
Kang Hyun Rye’20
Ava Sciubba’20
AP® Scholar Award Recipients
A score of 3 or higher on three or more AP® Exams:
Kiersten Antaki’19 (University of San Diego)
Erin Brockmeier’19 (Villanova University)
Gabrielle Cavada’19 (James Madison University)
Isabella DeCurtis’20
Katalina deLeon’19 (Johns Hopkins University)
Maryannette Diaz’20
Molly Fitzsimons’20
Bernadette Goratowski’19 (Villanova University)
Isabella Gorsd’20
Lily Implicito’20
Angeline Jacob’20
Niamh Keegan’20
Yoona Kim’20
Fionah Lynch’19 (University of Pittsburgh)
Kelly McDermott’20
Grace Mendolia’20
Anna Mullens’20
Grace O’Neill’19 (University of Maryland, College Park)
Kristina Organista’20
Gabrielle Peko’20
Alessandra Priolo’19 (Villanova University)
Joanna Rajkowski’20
Sophia Ruggier’20
Alessia Ruggiero’19 (University of Michigan)
Charlotte Stanton’19 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute)
Joan Tejera’20
Megan White’19 (Providence College)
Ava Wilson’19 (Fordham University)