IC Catholic Prep Students Achieve Honors On AP Exams

ELMHURST, IL — IC Catholic Prep has announced that its AP students qualified for 26 AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2017-2018 school year. The school said in total, 76 percent of the ICCP AP exams resulted in a score of 3 or higher based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest possible score. 18 students scored a 5 on the 20 AP exams they took.

“We’re exceptionally proud of our students at IC Catholic Prep for their commitment to college preparation through AP Exams,” Principal Pamela Levar, said in a release. “Our students put in a great deal of effort to achieve exemplary scores on these challenging exams. They receive tremendous support from their parents and our teachers, who are among the finest and most prepared educators in Elmhurst and throughout DuPage County.”

The school said nine students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, granted to students who receive 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:

• Quinn Bigane (University of San Diego)
• Victor Cadaoas (Boston University)
• Joshua De La Cruz (Dartmouth University)
• Jacob DeWitte (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Peter Jordan (University of Notre Dame)
• Dylan Packer (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Lance Pollitz (Class of 2019)
• Alec Vasquez (University of Notre Dame)
• Minxing Zhao (University of Chicago)

The following 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:

• Xun Gong (Class of 2019)
• Susan Maloney (Class of 2019)
• Timothy McCann (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Charles O’Brien (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Luke Ricobene (University of Dayton)

The AP Scholar Award was earned by the following students for scoring 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:

• Roberto Calles (Class of 2019)
• Vincenzo Cerasuolo (Dominican University)
• Kevin Cheng (Denison University)
• Michael Hoffman (University of Illinois)
• Ryan Kenneally (Class of 2019)
• Claire Kennedy (St. Mary’s College Notre Dame)
• Amber Lewis (Class of 2019)
• Daniel McCann (Purdue University)
• Alexander Meurer (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
• Natalie Murillo (Class of 2019)
• Kelly Murray (Class of 2019)
• John Shannon (Miami University-Ohio)

The school said in 2017-2018 the AP program continued to grow with a total of 90 IC Catholic Prep students taking 173 AP exams. Currently, ICCP offers enrollment in nine AP courses in the areas of English Literature and Composition, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, US History, World History, US Government and Politics, English Language and Composition, and Spanish Language and Culture.

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