A total of 244 current students and 2016 graduates of West Hartford’s Conard High School earned AP Scholar Awards for 2016, and one was named a State AP Scholar.

Submitted by Kim Davis, Student Activities and Career Center Coordinator, Conard High School

Two hundred forty-four students at Conard 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 willing 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 20 percent of the 2.1 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

AP exams are scored from 1 – 5, with 5 being the highest possible score. Students who qualify as AP Scholars score a 3 or better on 3 or more of their AP exams. Conard High School boasts a total of 244 students who are recognized nationally as AP Scholars.

Of the 244 scholars, 136 of them are 2016 graduates (names italicized), while 108 are juniors and seniors this year. This speaks to the rigor of courses offered at Conard, and the commitment of the students to challenge themselves by taking more than one AP course.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.

The State AP Scholar Award is granted to only two students – one male and one female – in each state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken. Class of 2017 Vinh-Kha Le, with an average score of 4.65 on a total of 17 AP Exams, is the distinguished recipient of this award.

The National AP Scholar Award is granted to students who have earned an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Nineteen Conard students received this award: Sarah H. Binder, Zachary T. Boehm, Liam J. Connelly, Jonathan G. Davis, William Dickinson, Derek R. Ehle, Anis M. Ehsani, Isaac F. Gilles, Michael J. Hennessey, Natalie Joseph, Jacob M. Judd, Vinh-Kha Le, Ansley J. Levine, Pavlo Lyalyutskyy, Matthew C. McCormick, Julia Monyak, Grace O’Connell-Bach, Michael A. Sisti, and Yi Lin Wang.

The AP Scholar with Distinction Award is 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. Eighty-seven Conard students received this award: Jonathan R. Aguilera, Maria K. Armillei, Hugo P. Barrillon, Samuel Benet, Sarah H. Binder, Josiah Blackwell-Lipkind, Zachary E. Boehm, Julie Bouchot, Camilla Bowin, Rachel J. Burke, Miriam A. Callahan, Clara J. Capone, Sean Cavanaugh, Meghan Cobb, Liam Q. Connelly, Andre J. Costa, Elizabeth M. Crosby, Emma Damokosh, Jonathan G. Davis, William Dickinson, Liam A. Douglass, Derek R. Ehle, Anis M. Ehsani, Diana N. Festa, Gwendolyn Geisler, John M. Gibbons, Eve F. Gilles, Isaac F. Gilles, Kayla Golden, Abigail M. Gosselin, Katherine R. Gosselin, Madeline Gregory, Mugdha R.Gurram, Bryce F. Halter, Olivia   Heintz, Michael Hennessey, Chloe J. Henninger, Cole B. Hollant, Julia G. Hook, Pei Ivins, Robert F. Iwersen, Natalie Joseph, Jacob M. Judd, Caroline Kane, Laura A. Keck, Anna Kirklin, Vinh-Kha Le, Emily S. Ledwith, Ansley J. Levine, Connie Liu, Pavlo Lyalyutskyy, Zheyuan Lyu, Aidan E. McCaffrey, Matthew C. McCormick, Nicholas Meredith, Julia Monyak, Yash Nair, Elizabeth S. Narwold, Samuel H. Newton, Khanhvy Nguyen, Grace O’Connell-Bach, John O’Connor, Steven Olechna, Kate W. Olguin, Andrew Olmstead, Emma L. Oriol, Cassie D. Orkin, Rosemary K. O’Rourke, Samuel G. Porcello, Kevin Presing, Zenith Rai, Carson T. Reale, Elizabeth A. Sagers, Emily A. Senecal, Michael A. Sisti, Olivia Starr, Jefrin Thomas, Ruth R. Tian, Gabriel T. Turco, Seamus V. Turco, Alanna J. Uthgenannt, Kristina Vakhman, Gabriella Vogel-Freedman, Yi Lin Wang, Aidan R. Wilkinson, Kaylin A. Wu, Mia A. Yanosy,

The AP Scholar with Honor Award is granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and score of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Fifty-one Conard students received this award: Alexandra L. Abels, William W. Allen, Sophia R. Appicelli, Anna Baker, Hannah M. Beazoglou, Jackson F. Bell, Kiera R. Bibeau, Katherine M. Blaine, Eric J. Boccaccio, Lanceley Bondoc, Liam B. Bruce, Emily F. Burnett, Michael J. Burnett, Joseph Campbell, Joseph J. Celio, Lauren H. Cohen, Thomas P. Costello, Manuel da Luz Moscardo, Callie A. Dannhauser, Katlin DiPietro, Luke Flege, Kathleen M. Gerity, Adam H. Giroux, Carly L. Gorman, Isabella F. Gradante, Jordana M. Graveley, Mitchell J. Hamilton, Elle N. Hartshorn, Ajay Jagjivan, Leah W. Kelly, Timothy K. Kyle, Anna Liu, Mary C. Looney, Rebecca L. Maher, Brian B. McCauley, Josie McCormick, Samuel M. Morgan, Carlie F. Musto, Julia T. Nguyen, Conor Y. Nuttall, Owen Painter, Ethan Patterson, Wallace Phelps, Michael G. Piekarsky, Andrew J. Placzek, Katherine J. Policelli, Zoe E. Schaefer, Angel Serrano, Samantha Tran, Michael Tuite, and Rebecca K. Wilson.

The AP Scholar Award is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. One hundred six Conard students received this award: Asim Atreya, Bergen C. Battiston, Gary S. Battle, Kirsten Bednarz, Emily H. Blinder, Paige C. Brink, Zoe H. Buntz, Lucas Busch, Chavely Cabrera, Madison Carr, Megan T. Casagrande, Kevin Chen, Emily J. Chu, Brooks H. Clement, Isabelle E. Cohn, Lauren N. Cummins, Kyle C. Dale, Daniel N. Dashefsky, Aidan C. Davis, Taylor Davis, Lucas J. Decelles, Jonathan Diaz, Hailey E. DiCicco, Rosa-Maria Diez, Matthew Dill, Tyler H. Donoghue, Joseph Duva, Gerson D. Echevarria, Zarin A. Ehsani, Adam J. Eikleberry, Maya Eisler, Matthew W. Fernandez, Alexander J. Floyd, Matthew J. Flynn, Sara S. Flynn, Michael M. Gammon, Haley Geithner, Adarsh George, Louisa M. Gillett, Rebecca Gotthelf, Patrick J. Gustafson, Harper L. Guthrie, Gabrielle A. Halsey, Sarah A. Hamilton, Andrew G. Hollerbach, Arjun Kaneria, Henry Kneidel, Melina G. Kritzman, Caitlyn J. Krueger, Lauren E. Kumpa, Olivia D. Lacasse, Paul Lafreniere, Nicholas A. Lagana, Matthew G. Lee, Nicholas Levere, Charlotte Leyland, Xiaoyang Ma, Clare E. Majewski, Nickolas Manning-Ingala, Ryan M. Marsh, Clare M. McCrudden, Julie E. McKenna, Zacharie C. Mega, Margaret R. Melly, Lauren E. Michaels, Abrianne L. Mongillo, Jack T. Moore, Ryan Morais, George P. Murray, Samuel R. Nanni, Sam M. Nasby, Claire E. O’Shea, Erin O’Shea, Elizabeth R. Phillips, Andrew Pixley, Kevin R. Puleo, Elizabeth G. Quinn, Benjamin L. Ratchford, Trevor W. Ratchford, Spandan P. Rath, Zachary J. Reed, Cailyn T. Regan, Jeff Remy, Nathaniel Richam-Odoi, Alyssa K. Roach, Melanie R. Roca, Alexus M. Santos, Avery T. Schott, Jackson Scigulinsky, Philip R. Simplicio, Karman Singh, Manjot Singh, Nicole M. Souza, Timothy W. Stahl, Alexa Stansfield, Serra Tekce, Bryant V. Thai, Milo C. Vath, Sebastian I. Venero, Isaias Villalobos, Stacie Walsh, Tiffany Wang, David J. Weinstein, Bridget H. Williams, Jake S. Yearsley, and Jordyn O. Zolty.

Congratulations to Conard High School’s 2016 AP scholars!

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