Kent Place Students Recognized with AP Scholar and National Merit Distinctions

Ninety-nine Kent Place students from the Classes of 2016 and 2017 have been honored by the College Board in recognition of their demonstrated college-level achievement on Advanced Placement (AP) examinations taken last spring.

Amara Balan ’16, Alyssa Hwang ’16 and Joannah Otis ’16 received the honor of National AP Scholar, granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

Carolyn Bailey ’16, Amara Balan ’16, Camille Brzechffa ’16, Elizabeth Cook ’17, Julia Cozine ’17, Sophie Dewar ’16, Amanada Donaghue ’16, Mariella Evangelista ’16, Julia Greenberg ’16, Molly Gump ’16, Lillian Higgins ’16, Alyssa Hwang ’16, Sarah Brigid Konefal ’16, Caitlyn McGovern ’17, Carly Moskowitz ’17, Olivia Mukherjee ’16, Joannah Otis ’16, Katrina Peterson ’16, Olivia Peterson ’16, Simran Puri ’17, Priyanka Ray ’16, Madeline Reynolds ’16, Corinne Russell ’16, Lisa Sangree ’16, Samantha Silverstein ’17, Morgan Strong ’16 and Laura Whelan ’16received the honor of AP Scholar with Distinction, 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.

Sarah Barry, ’16 Hana Charnley ’17, Alexa Davy ’17, Claire Eckles ’16, Lara Gajewski ’17, Kathleen McAloon ’16, Bailey Mikytuck ’16, Katherine Miller ’17, Sydney Miller ’17, Bridget Reynolds ’16, Anna Salamone ’16, Annecy Schiffer ’17, Kara Schindler ’16, Catherine Serratelli ’16, Evelyn Shi ’17 and Elizabeth Yoss ’16 received the distinction AP Scholar with Honor. AP Scholar with Honor is granted to students who receive 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.

Anna Agathis ’17, Natalie Anzevino ’17, Dayna Beatty, Gabrielle Branin ’17, Alexis Broussard ’16, Noelle Broussard ’16, Ariana Cacoulidis ’16, Amelia Coffey ’17, Alaina Cohen ’16, Lilah Connell ’17, Olivia Cornish ’16, Ella DeBode ’17, Marisa DeSilva ’16, Danielle DiTommaso ’16, Elizabeth Fallon ’16, Nadia Fradkin ’16, Madeleine Gapusan ’17, Audrey Godwin ’17, Gersandre Gonsalves-Domond ’16, Tyler Goodwin ’16, Annika Gude ’17, Allison Herr ’16, Erin Hollenbaugh ’16, Laryssa Horodysky ’17, Sara Hull ’16, Madeline Irvin ’16, Joy Jack ’16, Lauren Johnson ’16, Anna Kanengiser ’17, Michaila Kaufman ’16, Jessica Levy ’16, Margaret Lohuis ’16, Olivia Manousos ’17, Sophia Mastrangelo ’17, Monica McGavin ’16, Daniela Moreira ’16, Anna Moskow ’17, Halle O’Hern ’16, Ajibabi Oloko ’17, Oluwabunmi Oyenusi '16, Sima Parekh ’17, Gabriella Parlapiano ’16, Maya Ramakrishnan ’16, Paige Reddington ’17, Marni Rosenthal ’17, Kristen Rusas ’17, Noa Segal ’17, Radhika Siva ’16, Caroline Snyder ’17, Isabel Sottile ’17, Emma Tillyer ’17, Samantha Uy ’16, Hanna Van Cleef ’17, Ashley Villarreal ’16, Tiana Woods ’16 and Jiaqi Zhang ’17 and were named AP Scholars. The award of AP Scholar is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher (on a scale of 1 to 5) on three or more AP Exams.

Kent Place is also pleased to announce that Sima Parekh ’16 has been named a Semifinalist in the 2016 National Merit® Scholarship Program. The National Merit® Scholarship Program honors “students who show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies.”

Approximately 1.5 million high school juniors entered the program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®), which screened the program entrants based on their test scores. The number of semifinalists represents less than one percent of high school seniors in the United States.

To become a finalist, students must complete an extensive scholarship application that discusses their academic record, extracurricular activities, leadership skills and other honors they have received. The finalists will be named in the spring and summer of 2017.

Seniors Julia Cozine, Alexa Davy, Audrey Godwin, Sophia Mastrangelo, Katherine Miller, Carly Moskowitz, Simran Puri, Evelyn Shi and Samantha Silverstein were named Commended Students in the 2016 National Merit® Scholarship Program. They placed among the top five percent of the more than 1.5 million students in the competition.

Kent Place School is an independent, nonsectarian, college-preparatory day school, which, for over 120 years, has provided a superior education for young women who demonstrate strong scholastic and creative ability. Visit Kent Place online at www.kentplace.org.