329 Students from D202 Named AP Scholars In 2020

PLAINFIELD, IL — Three hundred twenty-nine Plainfield School District 202 high school graduates and current students have been named 2020 AP Scholars based on their performance on the Advanced Placement exams given during the 2019-2020 school year.

District 202 students notched an average score of 3 out of possible five, among all students who took at least one AP exam. Most students took more than one AP exam.

District 202 recorded 104 AP Scholars in 2010, the first year that students from all four high schools took AP exams.

This year’s group includes 11 students named National AP Scholars, the highest scholar designation.

The AP program allows motivated and academically prepared high school students to take challenging, college-level courses and get college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP exams.

District 202 has worked for several years to empower and encourage students to take more challenging courses.

Those efforts include offering more AP courses, increasing access to those classes and provided additional support to students who choose to take them. In 2006, District 202 offered only four AP courses. District 202 now offers 27 AP courses.

Students do not have to take the AP exams associated with their courses, but most do. Students may earn college credit for their subject area by taking the tests for their AP classes. As well, the testing program helps district staff to gauge how effectively the courses are being taught.

This year’s results follow major initiatives implemented over the last several years to improve high school achievement, including increasing the number of more challenging courses; making it easier for more students to take such courses; and eliminating some lower-level classes, among numerous systemic upgrades.

The 2020 AP Scholars include:

• Plainfield High School (Central Campus) - 59 students
• Plainfield South High School - 72 students
• Plainfield North High School - 107 students
• Plainfield East High School - 91 students

The AP Scholar Awards are given at four levels:

• AP scholars earned at least a 3 (out of a possible five) on three or more AP exams.
  • This year, District 202 had 168 AP scholars.
• AP Scholars with Honor earned an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
  • This year, District 202 had 66 AP Scholars with honor.
• AP scholars with distinction earned an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
  • This year, District 202 had 95 AP scholars with distinction.

National AP scholar status is granted to students in the United States who earn an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

• Eleven District 202 students earned National AP Scholar status:
  • PSHS graduates Ariana R. Jimenez and Anthony J. Mastores
  • PNHS graduates Jacob A. Borto, Ethan C. Cartwright, Sarah T. Conley, Griffin J. Corbett, Rachel W. Ferguson and James A. Vu
  • PEHS graduates Alexander J. Black, James K. Memishi and Riley D. Morris

2020 D202 AP Scholars

PHSCC

Rayaan M. Ahmad (11)

Sana K. Ahmed

Reza H. Alvi

Luka Arroyo

Madelynn K. Battles

Maya L. Bown

Lillian G. Bruno

Gillian S. Camacho

Jordan A. Camacho

Ally M.Canavan.

Kevin Cheung

Lilian L. Danner

Christian P. Deleon

Kaden J. Dolbee

Bryce G. Donkor (11)

Connor Elens

Dean H. Eubanks

Anastasia J. Evans

Amelya G. Fox (11)

Jonah M. Frosch

Adrianna Giacona

Carter A. Glatt

Madison M. Goetsch

Jackson E. Heritage

Natalie L. Heye

Jenna K. Homan

Jack A. Irwin (11)

Julia L. Jessen

Madigan E. Kearney (11)

Serena M. Ketter (11)

Valerie M. Knight

Ryan Kodura

Hannah M. Kopek

Dillon J. Koty

Mia B. Listello

Toby J. Lister

Lauren R. Lotarski

Daniel W. Mabry

John S. Martin

Payton L. Middleton

Genevieve L. Millhouse

Kemdilim J. Okoye (11)

Navia I. Ornelas Contrer

Pooja B. Parikh

Alyssa C. Pribnow

Emily I. Ramirez

Brayden Ruland (11)

Ethan W. Sampson (11)

Enrique J. Sanchez (11)

Matthew P. Sanza

Georgia A. Sigler

Juan J. Silva

Cody M. Sitterly

Brody Suski

Tyler K. Suski

Alyce G. Sutherland (10)

Rene J. Turija

Ian Wesselhoff

Victoria Zulca

PSHS

Lesly Acosta

Molly A. Allen

Trinity J. Allen

Brooke A. Anderson (11)

Jackson L. Barth

Shakyo Basu (11)

Stephanie A. Burns

Jack M. Cakora (11)

Kian Richard C. Climaco

Zuleima Cortez (11)

Mary E. Cunningham (11)

Andrew A. Davis

Augustus Davis

Patrick B. Diurczak

Nico A. Divizio

Scott R. Dunham

Nataly B. Escamilla (11)

Zoe O. Espinosa

Cody A. Gleim

Matthew R. Gray

Kevin A. Greiner

Jacob P. Guglielmi

Aime P. Hernandez

Phoebe R. Hillery

Natalie M. Ingrum

Lela T. Jensen

Ariana R. Jimenez

Benjamin O. Johnson

Scott T. Jung

Jamison A. Kerney

Amaan M. Khan

Daniel E. Kiernan

Hannah L. Kostelz

Manraj Kumar

Michelle E. Langnickel

Savannah L. Leach

Katherine A. Losinger

Muneeb A. Malik

Emily G. Manning

Anthony J. Mastores

Liam P. McGuire

Courtney A. McKinney

Allison E. Miller

Noel Nesbit (11)

Fatimah F. Olagunju (11)

Samantha Pardo

Ethan R. Patterson

Kylie B. Pickering

Bridget G. Pollard (11)

Scott J. Pometta

Brooke L. Poston

Veronika Puidokas

Rachel M. Reyes

Kelsey Rice

Benjamin C. Roehrig

Alexa L. Santoy

Samantha A. Serritella-Smit

Nathan W. Shappa

Alexa B. Shutting

Summer J. Smentek (11)

Emily E. Smith

Tess C. Suchinski

Juron R. Townsend

Andrew Tran

Alexia N. Turner

Alexys H. Valianos

Matthew J. Vondriska

Andrew J. Wilber

Haley M. Ward

Mya E. Warren

Isabella I. Williams (11)

Demetria M. Zoldak

PNHS

Danya J. Abu-shanab (11)

Dua Z. Akbari (11)

Madelyn A. Amoo-Otoo (11)

Dua Ansari (11)

Suhanna Bamzai (11)

Amrut Behera (11)

Kaycie L. Blankenship

Tyler R. Blaszczak (11)

Jacob A. Borto

Anubhab Bose

Madilyn J. Brandt

Audrey S. Buckles

Jackson T. Bukowski

Maya G. Carden (11)

Michael D. Carlson (11)

Ethan C. Cartwright

Ryan D. Casey (11)

Natalie A. Chan (11)

Ashley R. Clark

Sarah T. Conley

Griffin J. Corbett

Carter M. Cotton

Madison A. Cuprinski

Dominick R. Curcio (11)

Aleena A. Cyriac

Gabriel S. Dattilo (11)

Brianna Davis

Jackson B. Feldman

Rachel W. Ferguson

Braden J. Fike (11)

Sarah E. Fisher

Kali M. Franckowiak

Riley L. Frankel

Andrew Bryce Garcia

Lyle Nichola C. Gaudiano

Daniel J. Gaull (11)

Julian D. Gavras

Kolby J. Gawlik

Julianna K. Gerdes

Francesca M. Gianakopoulos (11)

Charlize S. Gonzales (11)

Niharika Gorantla

Helena R. Grad (11)

Connor Grindle (11)

Ella G. Hans (11)

Isabella C. Harrington (11)

Muneeba F. Hasan (11)

Matthew P. Heffernan

Calyssa N. Hitt

Colin E. Holsclaw (11)

Jake P. Hunnius

Sarthak Jain

Alexandrea L. Jansen

Samuel L. Jezuit

Kelli R. Johnson

Sean C. Jordan (11)

Samantha J. Kaeding

Jefferson W. Kemoue

Danyaal A. Khan (11)

Mohammed A. Khan (11)

Muhammad A. Khan

Alex Klos

Grace K. Koliopoulos (11)

Christian J. Koppang (11)

Andrew P. Kramer

John M. Landers

Sean M. Le Blanc

Nathaniel J. Lenning (11)

Alexander R. Lesnicki

Aidan J. Lichamer (11)

Alexa R. Lowell

Nicole A. Manzzullo

Aiko H. Minetti (11)

Marissa J. Mussatto

Arnav Nanga

Cameron S. Orsi

Soniya A. Patel

Jack D. Patton

Kaitlyn N. Pitt

Kaushik B. Pulgari (11)

Malyada S. Pulgari

Andrew D. Radulovich (11)

Noor E. Refaqat

Daymara Rodrigues

Jacob A. Rutkowski

Allison G. Rux

Wes M. Ryley (11)

Michael D. Schmauderer

Madison G. Schroeder

Simone G. Seno

Nicholas A. Sobun

Nicholas T. Son

Cassandra M. Suarez

Matthew K. Thomas

Nicholas Trapp (11)

Sevarakhon Ubaydullaeva

Rikhil P. Vagadia

William T. Van Hoff

Devon N. Vanlaningham (11)

James A. Vu

Alison C. Williams

Nathan A. Wood

Cooper J. Wylie

Dylan D. Young (11)

Audrey Yu

Natalie K. Zielinski

Jennavieve A. Zilic (11)

PEHS

Hanan Abdillahi

Khaled W. Abdo (11)

Omar Abdo

Ryan W. Abdul-Kader (11)

Marlene N. Agyeben

Mohammad M. Alramahi

Sandro N. Baccelli

Hannah E. Baines

Grace A. Banahan

Megan E. Beu

Irina A. Bezuglova (11)

Alexander J. Black

Shawn C. Brdlik

Harvey Campos-Chavez

Grace M. Carlson

Isaac E. Castaneda

Ali B. Chaudry (11)

Vincent E. Chirio

Evan G. Correll

Joshua E. Davis

Lucas V. Del Rosario

Alexander J. Dills

Kyle J. Emond

Jan Donald C. Errazo

Lea M. Everson (11)

Ryan M. Ferguson

Brook M. Fieldman

Joel M. Flattum

Alyssa R. Foote

Kevin A. Forbes

Taha W. Gabr (11)

Brianna C. Greenstreet

Isabel Herrera

Kira E. Hoffman (11)

Alec P. Hoster

Marlene S. Ibarra

Abdul M. Iscandari (11)

Noah D. Kaczmarczyk (11)

Ethan R. Kerkstra

Paige E. Kipka (11)

Jamie A. Kissel

Brooke Koran

Parker J. Kucera

Kayla I. Kumar

Katelyn M. Lamm (11)

Bryce Angelo L. Lomadilla (11)

Alexandra M. Lopez

Robert N. Luca

Hanne R. Lucido

Saumya Madhan (11)

Maya G. Mahoney

Nicholas Maldonado

Ricardo N. Medina

James K. Memishi

Luke I. Mendiola

Armando Moncada

Lily A. Montes – Martin (11)

Riley D. Morris

Angela M. Mrksic

Angelika J. Namieta (11)

Julia S. Nawa

Kyla J. Neely

Andrew J. Neil

Ethan C. Nelson

Jacob C. Nunnenkamp

Shannyn A. Paguia

Joseph M. Park

Grant S. Perkins

Rachel A. Pusateri

Nancy Reyes

Griffin P. Rzonca

Maksymilian Sajk

Ahmad Sandid

Eliza R. Salvado

Jasmine P. Sanghani

Lukasz Sasulski

Mason C. Schmitt

Fibelyne Mae M. Seville

Roochi T. Shah

Abdul W. Siddiqui

Katherine E. Sisto

Tyler H. Smith

Charles J. Stutler

Azaria L. Van Hook (11)

Lily Van Wyk (11)

Jonathan Vasquez

Jacob M. Volling

Kelsey B. Wilson

Ibrahim Yousuf (11)

Dorian M. Zavadsky (11)

Brandon Zencuch-Dudzik

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