College Board names 43 DV students AP scholars

Smashes school record set last year WESTFALL — Forty three students in the Delaware Valley High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams. Jay Tucker, Counseling Department Chairperson in the Delaware Valley School District stated “this is the largest number of AP Scholars ever recognized in one year in the Delaware Valley High School.” The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Students took AP Exams last May after completing challenging college-level courses at the Delaware Valley High School. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of courses each student takes and the grade they receive. Eleven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more exams. These students are Samuel Belsterling, Evan Fox, Anthony Fragola, Katherine Hart, Eric Langberg, Matthew Lutcza, Margaret Palermo, Joshua Reyes, Joseph Sherlock, Hector Vazquez-Aguilar and Christopher Zinn. Ten students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least a 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more exams. These students are Shawn Chen, Joshua Davis, Daniella Haigler, Rachel Knuth, Matthew Neumann, Keith Novak, Jeffrey Phillips, Magdalena Pietrowicz, Brendan Tanner and Joseph White. Twenty two students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Katie Buccine, Ashley Burkert, Zachary Burns, Anthony Erstad, Jennifer Ewald, Kieran Ficken, Harrison Forbes, Joseph Gallagher, Gregory Harris, Derek Houseknecht, Jaclyn Iacono, Lisa Martinek, Samantha Mascia, Kelly Murphy, Margarita Polyak, Brandon Ramirez, Anne Reno, Thomas Tal, Anthony Testino, Alyssa Tomaskovic, Olivia VanWagenen and Kimberlee Yalango. In addition to being named one of the 43 DV student AP Scholars, one student, Eric Langberg also qualified for the prestigious National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5 point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Only the top ½ of 1 percent of the AP students in the country earn this award. Tucker was “very pleased” that 43 of our students earned national recognition.