Dozens of Bears Receive Academic Awards

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Fifty-seven students at Brewster High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Boards Advanced Placement Program (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 18 percent of the more that 1.9 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognized several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams. At Brewster High School:

One student qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of theseexams. This student is Aine Chalmers.

Twenty 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 John Bergquist, Charles Carr, Timothy Castiglia, Aine Chalmers, Evan Goldstein, Olivia Griswold, Ryan Hanson, Connor Kirkpatrick, Henry Limitone, Charles Luisi, Justin Maguire, Kyle McAlpin, Jeremiah Merkel, Sara Morini, Sofjia Nikolic, Adam Noach, Genevieve Riccoboni, Isabella Schiavone, AmiTanahashi, and Ariel Wickers.

Fifteen 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 James Barry, Jacob Battreall, Ariana Bottalico, Samantha Cronin, James Curra,Samantha Feroce, Ryan Ford, Yash Gujar, Stephanie Keane, Eric Klein, Drew Podgorski, Lauren Riley, Jack Rivadeneira, Sydney Rubin, and Danielle Weinberg.

Fifty-seven students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examswith scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Anthony Alfonzetti, Ian Anderson, Mark Bentson,Brandon Bera, Kathleen Bruen, Alec Budd, Collin Callahan, Brendan Cavanagh, Colin Cavanagh, Giustina Charbonneau, Peter Cirocco, Madeline Collins, Nicholas Cortina, Joseph Cullen, Daniel DePaoli,Alex Dicanio, Harry Erickson, Shane Flattery, Deanna Fleary, Christopher Fox, Melissa Frankenberry,Patrick Garrity, Luke Haskell, Robert Isley, Andres Jacobs, Susan Jiang, Kevin Kelly, Kerri Lacour, Alec Leeds-Grant, Daniel Mallon, Paul Mansfield, Jason Marano, Jeffrey Marano, Erik Markert, MonicaMaxino, Lauren McManus, Andres Micolta, Anastasia Nabatov, David Nielsen, James O’Connell, EeshaParkash, Max Paukner, Lauren Quatrocchi, Alexandria Russo, Amanda Ruyack, Laura Safford, VictoriaSantamorena, Katherine Santos, Daniel Savarese, Emmanuel Simpri, Samantha Skaller, Trevor Stubbs-Stroud, Raymond Tapio, Adam Tavolilla, Nicolai Tchobanov, Frank Tobitsch, and Christopher Volpe.

Of this year’s award recipients at Brewster High School, forty-six are sophomores or juniors; Anthony Alfonzetti, Alex Budd, Colin Cavanagh, Giustina Charbonneau, Peter Cirocco, Joseph Cullen,Daniel DePaoli, Deanna Fleary, Christopher Fox, Robert Isley, Andrew Jacobs, Susan Jiang, Kevin Kelly, Alex Leeds-Grant, Daniel Mallon, Jason Marano, Jeffrey Marano, Erik Markert, Monica Maxino, LaurenMcManus, Anastasia Nabatov, Alexandria Russo, Amanda Ruyack, Victoria Santamorena, Daniel Savarese, Samantha Skaller, Raymond Tapio, James Barry, Ariana Bottalico, Samantha Cronin, JamesCurra, Samantha Feroce, Ryan Ford, Yash Gujar, Stephanie Keane, Eric Klein, Drew Podgorski, SydneyRubin, Danielle Weinberg, Timothy Castiglia, Evan Goldstein, Charles Luisi, Jeremiah Merkel, Sara Morini, Genevieve Riccoboni, Isabella Schiavone, Ami Tanahashi, and Ariel Wickers. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level APScholar Award.

Through 34 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admission process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP Exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by collegefaculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions.

More than 3,800 collegesand universities annually receive AP scores. Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher college graduation rates than studentswho do not participate in AP.

The College Board is a mission-driven not-for-profit organization that connects students tocollege success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access tohigher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more that 5,900 of the world’sleading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Eachyear, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and service in college readiness and college success-including the SAT and theAdvances Placement Program. The organization also serves the education community through researchand advocacy on behalf of students, educators and schools.