43 Westhampton Beach Seniors Named Advanced Placement Scholars

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY — Earning high scores on their Advanced Placement tests, 43 Westhampton Beach High School seniors have earned the honor and distinction of Advanced Placement Scholar.

In total, 30 students were named AP Scholars, eight earned the recognition of AP Scholar with Honor and five were named AP Scholars with Distinction, the district said in a release.

To earn Scholar recognition, students are required to score a 3 or higher on three or more AP exams; to be recognized as a Scholar with Honor, students must earn a 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams; and for a Scholar with Distinction award, students must receive an average score of 3.5 on all AP exams and grades of 4 or higher on five or more of those exams, the distict said.

The Westhampton Beach School District said that it wishes to congratulate the following students for their achievements:

AP Scholars

Emily Blumenthal, Tahira Boyd, Nicholas Brinsmade, David Cable, Sarena Choi, James Dagostino, Luke Dalton, Taylor Dixon, Stephen Forte, Catello Franciosa, Colleen Fucigna, Hunter Gurley, Catherine Hall, Andrew Hempel, Emily Hilbert, Benjamin Horton, Keenan Kossman, Nicholas LaMura, Nicholas Leotta, Kaitlyn Lombardi, Alexandra Meyer, Lauren Natoli, Cassidy O’Brien, Jackson Radcliffe, John Ryan, Adam Sheren, Sydney Sheren, Daniel Strebel, Ryan Wagner and Stella Westlake

AP Scholars with Honor

Sophie Cohen, Alicia Hernandez, Xavian Marotta, Jillian McManus, Daniel Purkis, Cara Saccente, Spencer Torres and John Wilcenski

AP Scholars with Distinction

Reilly Dunning, Reilly Gwinn, Samuel Kaplan, Isabella Pustovit and Ariana Stephen

Photo courtesy of the Westhampton Beach District