18 AP Scholars Named At Summit's Oak Knoll School

SUMMIT, NJ — Eighteen seniors at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit were named AP Scholars, and AP Scholars with Honors, for their performance on Advanced Placement tests, the College Board recently announced.

AP Scholar awards are given each year to students who earned scores of 3 or higher in three or more AP exams. Two other Oak Know students were also commended by the National Merit Scholarship Program for their success on the PSAT tests.

“Congratulations to all of our AP scholars this year,” said Jennifer Wilson, Director of College Counseling at Oak Knoll. “This is a remarkable accomplishment and a tribute to your academic talent and hard work as well as the dedication of your teachers.”

Current seniors named AP Scholars include: Emely Abreu ‘23 of Newark, Iman Ali ‘23 of Watchung, Zoe Boggier ‘23 of Essex Fells, Ava Bourneuf ‘23 of Kinnelon, Jennifer Callandriello ‘23 of Morristown, Gabriella Cilli ‘23 of West Orange, Katharine Cugno ‘23 of Summit, Catherine Huegel ‘23 of Essex Fells, Sarah Kuhl ‘23 of Essex Fells, Sarah Maher ‘23 of Westfield, Katie Nguyen ‘23 of Watchung, Laura Ryan ‘23 of Madison, Bridget Sheehan ‘23 of Westfield, Katherine Siedem ‘23 of Madison, Anna Stiesi ‘23 of West Orange, and Susanna Sykes ‘23 of Summit.

Mya Arends ‘23 of Morristown, and Clara O’Mara ‘23 of Basking Ridge were also recognized as AP Scholars with Honors for earning an average score of 3.25 on all AP exams and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams.

The College Board also announced that Lily Andersen ‘23 of Chatham and Katherine Gupta ‘23 of Berkeley Heights were named as Commended Students in the 2023 National Merit Scholarship Program based on their 2021 Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Tests (PSAT/NMSQT).

Related: 5 Summit Students Named National Merit Semifinalists