2 Westfield Students Recognized As AP Scholars

WESTFIELD, NJ — Two Westfield students were among the 43 students at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child to earn either AP Scholar Awards for their performance on Advance Placement tests, AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Honor and AP Scholar with Distinction award.

AP Scholar awards are given each year to students who earned scores of 3 or higher in three or more AP exams.

Current seniors who earned the award include:

• Stephanie Agresti ’17, of Essex Fells;
• Ana Bambrick-Santoyo ’17, of Montclair;
• Grace Coleman ’17, of Short Hills;
• Catherine Dunn ’17, of Summit;
• Ashley Ferry ’17, of Westfield;
• Kathryn Flanagan ’17, of Green Village;
• Mary Hare ’17, of Florham Park;
• Grace Johnson ’17, of Summit;
• Daniella Lagios ’17, of Florham Park;
• Stella Lyons ’17, of Franklin Lakes;
• Anna McMinn ’17, of Summit;
• Bridget Niebanck ’17, of Chatham;
• Anam O’Brien ’17, of Short Hills;
• Olivia Quartell ’17, of Livingston;
• Natasha Rice ’17, of Madison;
• Avery Rogers ’17, of Madison;
• Charlotte Smith ’17, of Essex Fells;
• and Julia Thomas ’17, of Morristown.

Two of the AP Scholars, Hare ’17 and Lagios ’17, were also named National Merit Commended Students for placing among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the competition based on their performance in the preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT).

The College Board also announced several members of the Class of 2016 were named AP Scholars, including:

• Mary Reade Donlon ’16, of Basking Ridge;
• Cassandra Ford ’16, of Summit;
• Caitlin Manahan ’16, of Morristown;
• Nicole Millar ’16, of Summit;
• Alexandra Pohl ’16, of Summit;
• and Julia Watt ’16, of Summit.

Senior Nathalie Beauchamps ’17, of Randolph, was also recognized as an AP Scholar with Honor for receiving an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams.

Five members of the Class of 2016 also earned AP Scholar with Honor recognition, including:

• Margaret Burd ’16, of Morristown;
• Emily McCarthy ’16, of Summit;
• Rachael Molina ’16, of Westfield;
• Mary Noelke ’16, of Chatham;
• and Oona Quinn ’16, of Summit.

In addition, 13 members of the Class of 2016 were named AP Scholars with Distinction for earning a score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken.

Students earning this distinction include:

• Gayatri Bajaj ’16, of Morris Plains;
• Brianna Gage ’16, of Chatham;
• Emily Goncalves ’16, of Elizabeth;
• Elizabeth Guckian ’16, of Chatham;
• Tara Halter ’16, of Springfield;
• Christen Hillenbrand ’16, of Glen Ridge;
• Bridget Hoke ’16, of Flanders;
• Grace Jagoe ’16, of Chatham;
• Margaret Mumma ’16, of Summit;
• Audrey Picut ’16, of Warren;
• Valerie Ricciardi ’16, of New Vernon;
• Carmen Ruiz ’16, of Wharton;
• and Safia Speer ’16, of Mountain Lakes.

Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child is an independent, Catholic school, coeducational in elementary school from kindergarten through grade six; and all-girls in middle and high school from grades seven through 12.

For more information about Oak Knoll, visit www.oakknoll.org or call 908-522-8109.

— James McEvoy

(Photos provided)

Photo 1: Pictured in the front row (on either side of the podium), from left: Bridget Niebanck ’17, of Chatham; and Olivia Quartell ’17, of Livingston. Pictured in the second row, from left: Anam O’Brien ’17, of Short Hills; Nathalie Beauchamps ’17, of Randolph; Stella Lyons ’17, of Franklin Lakes; Kathryn Flanagan ’17, of Green Village; Ashley Ferry ’17, of Westfield; Stephanie Agresti ’17, of Essex Fell; Julia Thomas ’17, of Morristown; Daniella Lagios ’17, of Florham Park; Anna McMinn ’17, of Summit; Catherine Dunn ’17, of Summit; Grace Johnson ’17, of Summit; and Natasha Rice ’17, of Madison. Not pictured: Ana Bambrick-Santoyo ’17, of Montclair.

Photo 2: Oak Knoll School congratulates its AP Scholar and Merit Scholar students pictured in the back row, from left: Grace Coleman ’17, of Short Hills; Avery Rogers ’17, of Madison; Mary Hare ’17, of Florham Park; and Charlotte Smith ’17, of Essex Fells.

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