105 Stagg HS students recognized through AP Scholar Awards

One hundred five students at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated 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 nearly 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a significantly high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

At Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, two students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 on eight or more of these exams. These students are Julia Brodecki and Mohamad R. Hassoun.

Thirty-one students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Matthew J. Angellotti, Amad A. Ansari, Sharaf N. Atwa, Karol B. Baczkowski, Viktor J. Balchunas, Julia Brodecki, Patrycja A. Gorska, Natalie R. Graves, Brian S. Haack, Mohamad R. Hassoun, Attia J. Huizinga, Stephen Jackiw, Timothy Kampert, Caroline E. Kasprzak, Konrad R. Kepka, Nora Klein, Maciej Krzysiak, James J. Lee, Cara E. Mahoney, Alexa R. Minervini, Baraa G. Musallam, Elizabeth M. Pawlica, Katherine J. Pluister, Jeremy R. Poynton, Michelle A. Rentauskas, Gabriela I. Rodriguez, Bassel M. Shanah, Kevin M. Sladowski, Olivia G. Waight, Michael Wegrzyniak and Konrad J. Witek.

Twenty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning 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. These students are Muhammad F. Al-Qawasmi, Mohammed A. Alazmah, Konstantine T. Alikakos, Garrett G. Bartle, Agata M. Bogdanowicz, Jacob R. Burgert, Timothy J. Buss, Alexia C. Chibucos, Lauren A. Deangelis, Alexander Henderson, Ada Kanapskyte, Emma Lizzio, Daniel P. Loza, Anthony Makis, Nicholas A. Pawlica, Margaret M. Polk, Jamie L. Price, Jakob A. Russo, Luke E. Schendl, Robert J. Sievers, Michael W. Staron, Patrick C. Streit and Kelsey L. Weivoda. Fifty-one students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Jose A. Aguinaga, Faisal AlQawasmi, Malake Alazmah, Aseel T. Ammar, Hannah M. Bean, Iman Benchehida, Josip J. Bilonic, Justyna Borowski, Amanda N. Dalessio, Grace Davenport, Darren Domingo, Monika E. Dziadkowiec, Tyler J. Early, Mason S. Folsom, Hayley T. Gartner, Danielle A. Golob, Sebastian N. Greczek, Michelle I. Guo, Yasmeen Hassoun, Kathleen R. Hawkins, Austin T. Henson Nash, Alejandro M. Hucker, Bryan Jaski, Gabriel P. Jezierski, Ivan Jukic, Michal Kaluzny, Tyler D. Kanofsky, Thomas N. Kazanecki, Areeha Khalid, Muhammad A. Khalid, Sean Y. Kim, Brian K. Kosch, Spencer C. Mackovitch, Alexia M. Maldonado, Jake J. McFarland, Daniel J. Michels, Othman A. Mohammad, Ahmed M. Mohsin, Lindsey S. O’Connor, Michael Ogiela, Theodora Parianos, Emanuel Pituch, Lukas Renfree, Mohamed S. Saeed, Sarah C. Snell, Michal Spiewak, Nathianiel R. Sumoski, Samuel M. Thomason, Ingrida K. Valaitis, Alexandra A. Wierzbiak and Drake T. Wolan. Of the 2015-2016 school year’s recipients at Amos Alonzo Stagg High School, twenty- five are juniors; Malake Alazmah, Konstantine T. Alilakos, Muhammad F. Al-Qawasmi, Muhammad F., Aseel T. Ammar, Matthew J. Angellotti, Garrett G. Bartle, Iman Benchehida, Josip Bilonic, Jacob R. Burgert, Domingo Darren, Monika E. Dziakdowiec, Tyler J. Early, Mason S. Folsom, Patrycja A. Gorska, Sebastian N. Greczek, Michelle I. Guo, , Jasmeen Hassoun, Kathleen R. Hawkins, Stephen Jackiw, Bryan Jaski, Michal Kaluzny, Timothy Kampert, Ada Kanapskyte, Caroline E. Kasprzak, Thomas N. Kazanecki, Nora Klein, Konrad R. Kopka, Brian K. Kosch, Maciej Krzysiak, James J. Lee, Emma Lizzio, Spencer C. Mackovitch, Cara E. Mahoney, Jake J. McFarland, Alexa R. Minervini, Baraa G. Musalliam, Lindsey S. O’Connor, Theodora Parianos, Nicholas A. Pawlica, Emmanuel Pituch, Margaret M. Polk, Jeremy R. Poynton, Bassel M. Shanab. Robert J. Sievers, Nathaniel R. Sumoski, Samuel M. Thomason, Olivia G. Waight, Michael Wegrzyniak, Alexandra A. Wierzbiak and Drake T. Wolan. Three recipients are sophomores; Alejandro Hucker, Areeha Khalid, Sean J. Kim.

Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions 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 college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,600 colleges and universities annually receive AP grades. Over 90 percent of the four-year colleges in the United States provide credit an/or placement for qualifying exam grades. 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 higher graduation rates than the students who do not participate in AP.

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