16/09/2024
TODAY congratulates the 158 USCHS students who qualified for AP Scholar recognition!
The College Board named 158 Upper St. Clair High School students and recent graduates AP Scholars for their exceptional achievement in the college-level Advanced Placement Program during the 2023-24 school year.
In May 2024, 428 Upper St. Clair students completed 884 AP exams in 29 subjects – earning an 83% pass rate. AP tests are scored 1-5; students must earn a 3 or higher to pass and possibly qualify for college credit.
Fifty-seven students achieved the program’s highest honor, AP Scholar with Distinction. To qualify, students must earn 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. The list of honorees includes seniors Jamie M. Barrett, Ian A. Dvorin, Aaryan Kumar, Rohan Mehta, Opal C. Miller, Roshan Mishra, Shriya V. Narasimhan, Komel Nulwala, Carlee E. Santel, Ishaan Sharma, Yuhong Shi, Isabel T. Vilensky and Darcy M. Vilkner, as well as 2024 graduates Ryan Arya, Yousef M. Bin Hammad, Lucas S. Bishop, Matthew Bordenstein, Gregory C. Boughner, Anthony J. Cardello, Leona Chen, Reese E. Copenhaver, Mustafa T. Disbudak, Boshi D**g, Stepan Engelman, Matthew E. Fibbi, Louis J. Gargani, Ujal Gautam, Ronan Gibbons, Miriam Gutensohn, Priyasha Itani, Vir Kamat, Arnav Kumar, Charlie Lawrence, Benton S. Leggat, Colin X. Liang, Hunter Maher, Claire Manalo, William N. Manning, Leo Masse, Brian A. McFerran, Caroline Murphy, Gabe J. Pacella, Mahir N. Parmar, Arya P. Patel, Esat Sarac, Rohit Sattuluri, Anuj N. Shah, Alex H. Sun, Arjun A. Suresh, Maya N. Talasela, James Tenney, Lauren M. Tenney, Shiven Verma, Aniketh Vivekanandan, Irene X. Yap, Raina H. Young and Isabella Zhang.
Thirty-three Upper St. Clair students were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor by earning an average score of 3.25 or higher on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Upper St. Clair’s AP Scholars with Honor include seniors Anna R. Engelman, Cadence A. Forney, Meredith A. Grote, Ryan M. Hyatt, Yuxiang Jiang, Abhi R. Kanani, Harshvardhan V. Mali, Shresht Rawat, Eitan L. Schwartz, Thomas W. Slowey, Marcus R. Tranquilli and Divya Jyothi Udhayakumar and 2024 graduates Jacob C. Artnak, Joseph A. Donnelly, Phoebe K. Glunt, Vatsal A. Kalra, Anna Lao, Grace Y. Larsen, Susan Liu, Autumn Ma, Maeryn E. Mannix, Luke J. McDonough, Liam S. Park, Alexander J. Pellicci, Luis A. Quiroga, Harini Sakthivel, Asha P. Segall, Noa Shimshi, Zoe E. Sobel-Drum, Yog Trivedi, Aarti Vishwakarma, Aiden Volosin and Burhaan Waheed.
Sixty-eight Upper St. Clair students were named AP Scholars by earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more exams. AP Scholars include sophomore Yuwen Xiang; juniors Prachi S. Chetlur, Vaishnavi Dabas, Zahra K. Khan, Ethan Lin, Isabella T. Lin and Jeffery X. Zhang; seniors George B. Abdel-Messih, Joshua S. Anand, John O. Bell, Samuel J. Berger, Liam Burlovic, Elena M. Finger, Addison G. Fitzgerald, Caleb W. Guarino, Alison Hanna, Jacob R. Higgs, Meredith R. Huzjak, Ashton Kearns, Shawn J. Khurana, Saajin S. Laffin, Ryan L. LaRocco, Esha P. Lathia, Sydney A. Montgomery, Owen T. Mucho, Grace M. Myers, Madeleine G. Oliva, Armen N. Pettit, Ari J. Plutko, John P. Rainone, Krishna Sathya Vagheeswar, Benjamin A. Seewald, Suhaan P. Sutariya, Shreeva J. Sutreja, Nikhita Thakuria, Sophia G. Whitman and Abigail Zahalsky; as well as 2024 graduates Lauren R. Babbitt, Hasan Badaruddin, Alexandra I. Berkoski, Melodi A. Caliskan, Theeya Chen, Natalie R. Cowles, Kathryn F. Daniels, Phina O. Darko, Gabrielle E. Deep, Sofia N. DeNoon, Kate Falce, Rowan S. Giroux, Maxwell T. Gresh, Neil Joon, Chloe N. Kerestesi, Olivia LaGoy, Jack O. Lowden, Lucia R. Miles, Jessica R. Mueller, Marianna K. Paradise, Anisha M. Patel, Luke A. Ralyea, Lydia Rhodes, Benjamin Michael Semenov, Evangeline F. Sullivan, Violet E. Swigart, Maxen I. Thomas, Heather Wallace, Jenny Wang, Lauren M. Welch and Emily C. Wetterau.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on AP Exams.
Upper St. Clair High School currently offers 24 AP courses including AP Art & Design; AP Biology; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Chemistry; AP Comparative Government & Politics; AP Computer Science A; AP English Language and Composition; AP English Literature and Composition; AP Environmental Science; AP French Language; AP German Language; AP Macroeconomics; AP Microeconomics; AP Music Theory; AP Physics 1; AP Physics C: Mechanics; AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism; AP Psychology; AP Spanish Language; AP Statistics; AP U.S. Government & Politics; AP U.S. History; and AP World History.
According to the College Board, AP students are more likely than their peers to complete college within four years and students who take AP exams say it makes them feel more confident and prepared for college.
