21 students at Old Rochester Regional High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
Ten 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: Nina Batt (College of the Holy Cross), Emily Bungert (Bowdoin College), Dana Dourdeville (Brown University), David Friedman, Sofia Gabriel (Swathmore College), Justine Jesse (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Johanna O’Day (Boston College), Nathan Reynolds (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Emily Roseman (Bates College), and Amanda Tilden (Northeastern University).
Two 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: Molly Barrus (Bentley University) and Gregory Kornichuk (Worcester Polytechnic Institute).
Nine students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Mary-Lee Barboza (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Michael Gifford (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Kristoffer Johansen (Brandeis University), Ian MacMillan (Massachusetts Maritime Academy), Megan Merlo, Cody Nadeau (McDaniels College), Rebecca Spevack (Boston University), Alexander Stylos (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), and Xiaoyu Wang (Worcester Polytechnic Institute).
Of this year’s award recipients at Old Rochester Regional High School, two are juniors: David Friedman and Megan Merlo. These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.