EMERSON—Emerson Junior-Senior High School said on July 28 it was proud that 30 students earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. “The school district is grateful for the hard work of our students and the teachers and staff that support them.”
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student performance on AP Exams.
At Emerson:
- Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning 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. These students are William Bollbach, Mandy Ding, Benjamin Gropler, Zuzu Hill, Thomas Maceira, Jayden Maeng, Christina Pesce, Olivia Piserchia, and Sarah Walsh.
- Six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Jennifer Asitimbay, Mia Bonner, Michael Droste, Ryan Grompone, Vivian Nienstedt, and Grayson Plourde.
- 155 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. These students are Robert Amoia, Thomas Benkovie, Jessica Brenner, Matthew Coyle, Melanie Delarosa, Erin DeMagistris, Sherry Hausman, Jamie Hernandez, Eleeza Kapadia, Bomina Kim, Juliana Palladino, Samantha Robinson, Brendan Sheppard, Ava Sudano, and Patrick Walsh.
Of this year’s award recipients at Emerson, 12 students are returning for the 2023–24 school year. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Programs (AP) provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.
About 22 percent of the 2.2 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.
Principal Brian Hutchinson wrote the community, “We are proud of the continued success of the AP program at Emerson High School! Go Cavos!”