WESTLAKE, OH - From Westlake City School District: One-hundred seventeen current and former Westlake High School students were named AP Scholars by the College Board’s AP Program in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Exams.
Students take AP exams in May after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of yearlong courses and exams.
Thirteen students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more AP exams. They are:
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· Kimaya Bakhle
· Talya Jeter
· Ryan Karpuszka
· Avi Kirkpekar
· Patrick Lee
· Aaron Li
· Patrick Smith
· Megan Stewart
· Meghana Tandon
· Shawn Walls
· Jack Wu
· Kyle Yu
· Talia Zheng
Thirty-nine students earned AP Scholar awards for earning an average score of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams taken. They are:
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· Michale Albainy
· Mohammad Ali
· William Blood
· Usman Bokhari
· Avery Brock
· Jillian Cellucci
· Chloe Chen
· Tomas DeUrquidi
· Harrison Delffs
· Gianni Della Vella
· Cory DuBois
· Donovan DuBois
· Brooke Franklin
· Richard Garber
· Cara Gilmore
· Andrew Hom
· Rachael Kaiser
· Madina Mahmoud
· Katherine Mazzella
· Michael McDiarmid
· Abigail Moutoux
· Deborah Parchem
· Emma Peeler
· Julia Phan
· Angelia Poulopoulos
· Adalee Ratycz
· Martin Schaefer
· Adam Schordock
· Lauren Schultz
· Julia Severa
· John Shepherd
· McKenna Simon
· Wyatt Solecki
· Samantha Thomas
· Jennifer Wagner
· Rachel Wagner
· Nolan Westfall
· Albert Zhou
· Rachel Zinram
Sixty-three students earned AP Scholar with Distinction awards for earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams. They are:
· Jonathan Abbuhi
· Fatimah Alnaseri
· Selma Babiker
· Kimaya Bakhle
· Brianna Bergenstein
· Jolie Bogart
· Maislin Bogart
· Claire Brewer
· Steven Brewer
· Henyah Dardir
· Akshyasri Dhinakaran
· Isabella DiGiulio
· Abigail Falcone
· William Floyd
· Catherin Fulton
· Megan Fulton
· Samantha Giusto
· Adam Goyetche
· Ella Gray
· Nathaniel Gray
· Dena Hussain
· Talya Jeter
· Ryan Karpuszka
· Thomas Kennedy
· Kyle Kinney
· Avi Kirpekar
· Joseph Kneisel
· Mreedul Koirala
· Reilly Larcey
· Thomas Lazevnick
· Patrick Lee
· Gabriel Leonard
· Aaron Li
· Madelyn Lockshine
· Audrey Lyle
· Amelia Martens
· Rafaela Melikian
· Zain Mohammad
· Hyun Park
· Akhilesh Reddy
· Abigail Rence
· Melanie Rence
· Sean Rossander
· Allison Routhier
· Chad Sargent
· Alexis Sauer
· Mihir Shetty
· Patrick Smith
· Megan Stewart
· Meghana Tandon
· Holly Tomkalski
· Matthew Vulku
· Shawn Walls
· Bridgette Watkins
· Adrienne Wentling
· Norah Wilson
· Valentina Wolf
· Natalie Wride
· Jack Wu
· Yu-Hui Wu
· Kyle Yu
· Talia Zheng
· Kyle Zubricky
Fifteen students earned AP Scholars with Honors awards for scoring an average of 3.25 on all exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams. They are:
· Craig Auer
· Mary Babinski
· Gwyneth Ball
· Carter Bednar
· Elena Dean
· Amber Dinchman
· David Essig
· Lucas Evans
· Joel Howe
· Brian Knott
· Samuel Mansour
· Bridget Quinn
· Connor Reis
· Alexandra Rujawitz
· Jonathan Shear
Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement or both based on successful performance on the AP exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. There are 35 AP exams offered in 19 subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions, except for the Studio Art exam, which evaluates students’ original artwork.
Westlake offers 17 AP classes in Art History, Studio Art, Computer Science, English Literature and Composition, English Language and Composition, Calculus AB/BC, Statistics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, World History, American History, Government, European History, Art History, and French, German, Latin & Spanish languages.
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