100 U-46 students honored by AP

School District U-46 has announced the names of 100 high school students who have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement examinations. Students are eligible to take the exams 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, or their equivalent semester-long courses and exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year's credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades.

This year, three Elgin High School students - Alexander Fayette, Karen Krieb and Christina Zima - have been named both AP National Scholars and AP Scholars with Distinction, by earning an average grade of 4.0 or higher on a 5.0 scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4.0 or higher on eight or more of the exams.

Twenty-six U-46 students were named AP Scholars of Distinction by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3.0 or higher on five or more of the exams. They are:

Bartlett High School: Ravi Khadiwala, Amanda Koziel, Samantha McCue.

Elgin High School: Dylan Bloomquist, Mihir Brahmbhatt, Michelle Drymiller, Alexander Fayette, Joseph Furlett, Margaret Hernon, Russell Jostes, Karen Krieb, Ronald Mancenido, Jacob Morris, Lindsey Morrow, Dylan Piatt, Shoaib Rashid, Thomas Stopka, Claire St. George, Elizabeth Tippy, Christina Zima.

Larkin High School: Samuel Larson, John Rot, Paula Rusenovich, Bradley Thompson, Lena Truong, Stephanie Wahl, Samantha Young.

Streamwood High School: Olivia Kim, Brittany Mueller.

Fifteen U-46 students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3.0 or higher on four or more of exams. They are:

Bartlett High School: Priya Gopalakrishnan, Kelly Jaynes, Michael Kochanski, Veronica Policht.

Elgin High School: Rachel Bruce, Isaac Dupree, Alexander Klein, Holly Lannin-Moreno, Ashley Lundgren, Gordana Milosevic, William Thorne, Valentin Zaldivar.

Larkin High School: Ellen Hirst, Michael Johnson, Katrina Schutzkus.

Fifty-six U-46 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3.0 or higher. They are:

Bartlett High School: Jason Alegro, Tiffany Chan, Cody Chong, Robert Flynn, Joseph Gatuz, Lojine Kamel, Adam Mastrangeli, Bryan Mette, Carlos Moncada, Akta Patel, Daniela Petrova, Kapila Pothu, Naila Quraishi, Christopher Rice, Emily Schuld, Kimberly Secrist, Zachary Slizewski, Erik Spafford, Katalina Traxler.

Elgin High School: Naheed Ahmad, Stephanie Anderson, Mayra Camacho, Andrew Carlson, Sarah Clark, Dylan Harris, Ismael Hernandez, Natalie Lalagos, Yang Li, Jessica Parsons, Charles Riddle, Dean Schmeltz, Daniel Schmerber, Andrea Vercelli, Leah Vercelli, Megan Verhasselt.

Larkin High School: Jody Kissane, Anna Petropoulos, Taryn Spink, Gautam Srikishan, Chase Sund, Veronica Urban.

South Elgin High School: Jason Clark, Caitlin Hruska, Anokhi Shah, Piotr Tekiela.

Streamwood High School: Abir Ahmed, Bryant Encarnado, Sean Harring, Shea Kaelin, Raymond Lee, Isabella Martinez, Elizabeth McRill, Jeremy Park, Kesha Patel, Samantha Schroeder, Kendra Whipple.