1. AP Highlights & Scholars Presentation
Tuesday, September 25, 2018
7:00 PM
VHS Learning Commons
Verona Public Schools

2. Verona Public Schools Mission Statement
“In partnership with a supportive community, we inspire our students to be creative, critical thinkers and compassionate global citizens through dynamic teaching, meaningful curricula, and enriching experiences.”
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3. AP Participation since 2009
-SINCE 2009, OUR NUMBER OF UNIQUE AP STUDENTS HAS QUADRUPLED (82 vs. 322).
-IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF OVERALL TESTS ADMINISTERED HAS GONE FROM 145 TO 623 … 4 TIMES AS MANY!
-EXPANSION OF MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE IN HIGH LEVEL COURSEWORK.
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4. % Unique Student AP Participation since 2009
-WE HAVE INCREASED OUR % OF STUDENTS WHO TAKE AP CLASSES FROM 14.5% TO 46.4% (INCREASE 3 TIMES)!
-NOW WE ARE NEARLY 1 OUT 2!
-OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING COURSEWORK.
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5. Overall Average AP Score since 2009
-EVERY year we have more unique students enroll in AP classes and we administer more AP exams AND our OVERALL AP AVERAGE continues to stay above a “3” which is a score (3, 4, 5) that may earn our students college credits!
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6. % Unique AP Students with Scores of 3+
* UNIQUE STUDENTS = 70.8% (121 STUDENTS EARNED 3+ ON AN AP EXAM)
* UNIQUE STUDENTS = 72.7% (234 STUDENTS EARNED 3+ ON AN AP EXAM)
**We nearly doubled our unique student numbers and still increased our percentage of students earning a 3 or more by 2%
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7. AP Highlights 3.92 average since 2012! Verona Public Schools
Dr. Wehbeh has had tremendous results over the past 7 years, her average is nearly a 4.0!
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8. AP Highlights 3.43 average since 2009! Verona Public Schools
10 years of consistency and success! Thank you Dr. Meyer!
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9. 3.90 average with over 50 students!
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3.90 average with over 50 students!
Ms. Wallerstein has doubled # of students enrolled in AP HUG and the average is nearly identical!
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10. 2nd Highest Average for VHS in 2018!
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2nd Highest Average for VHS in 2018!
Mrs. Burke has motivated and inspired her AP Micro and Macro students to much success!
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11. Average AP Exam scores & enrollment continue to increase!
AP Highlights
Average AP Exam scores & enrollment continue to increase!
Mrs. Sepcie improves each year with AP World History!
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12. AP Highlights Over 290 students have taken over the past 8 years!
AB & BC are taught together to accommodate scheduling!
Mr. Wertz non only has increased his numbers in AP Calculus BC but he teaches both Calculus AB and BC at the same time still gets very good results.
Mr. Wertz has the largest amount of participation in AP Computer Science in the entire state last year with 63 students and has had over 290 over the past 8 years!
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13. VHS Scholars since 2009 12 AP Scholars 176 AP Scholars in 2017 & 2018!
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14. Scholar with Distinction
VHS Scholars AP
Scholar
Scholar w/ Honor
Scholar with Distinction
National AP
# of Scholars 39 14 32 9*
Avg. Score
3.1
3.56
4.09
4.43
Overall AP Scholar Average Score: 3.75
12 AP Scholars
176 AP Scholars in 2017 & 2018!
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15. Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
Scholar
(39 students)
Benanchietti, Liliana M., - Boyle, Hannah M. - Camp, Brianna R. - Cariani, Brandon D. - Carlucci, Sarah C. - Da Rin, Jenna - Dionisio, Christian A. - Elessawy, Marwa - Evans, Margaret C. - Feuerzeig, Delayna - Forrest, Megan K. - Golebieski, Kayla R. - Handler, Max C. - Horton, Brianna Y. - Huaman, Evan A. - Jackson, Tyler B. -Johnson, Michael D. - Konrad-Parisi, Lucas C. - Kousoulou, Margarita - Kubacki, Emma May - Lakin, Christopher - Lamb, Chloe M. - Latorre, Isabel V. - Mathewson, Chloe E. - McGinley, Maeve E. - Ramsthaler, Dean S. - Saleh, Evan A. - Sandoval, Daniel A. - Scanlon, Kevin M. - Seubert, Rebecca A. - Short, James G. - Spina, Julianna - Stanisci, Kate A. - Tuorto, Julianna G. - Vasalani, Ava N. - Weir, Rachael H. - Wertz, Henry M. - Willner, Michael - Zanders, Lauren J.
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16. Granted to students who receive an average of at least 3
Granted to students who receive an average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
AP Scholar
with Honor
(14 students)
Baker, Elijah P. - Feeley, Christine E. - Freda, Anthony R. - Kiwior, Lauren - Maglione, Michael - Motley, David W. - Ng, Alexander X. - Pagano, Kitty P. - Schechter, Olivia M. - Shamouil, Michael E. - Sluck, Michael F. - Trujillo, Daniela - Yakhnis, Darian K. - Ziolkowski, Alexander S.
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17. AP Scholar with Distinction
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.
AP Scholar
with Distinction
(32 students)
Burke, Julia C. - Chambers, Samuel - Chivily, Philip A. - Deutsch, Alexandra B. - Du Laney, George R. - Feury, Brian T. - Hensal, Elizabeth - Holland, Alexandra N. - Josephson, Isabella C. - Klose, Caitlin M. - McKeown, Ryan P. - Nagy, Matthew L. - Noren, Henry J. - O’Donnell, Gwynneth A. - Percevault, Garrett J. - Quagliata, Gabriel A. - Rosinski, Anna C. - Shaffer, Jordan C. - Sheehan, William J. - Shum, Artur - Sidali, Aydin N. - Siegelin, Andrew C. - Siegelin, Jason A. - Slawski, Nicolas R. - Smith, Cole D. - Smith, Kyle A. - Stone, Alexandra G. - Volpe, Sam - Walsh, Mark S. - Williams, Isabella R. - Yarmo-Gray, Owen R. - Yung, Elyssia
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18. Granted to students in the United States who receive an average of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
National AP Scholar
(9 students)
Du Laney, George R. - Josephson, Isabella C. - Noren, Henry J. - Rosinski, Anna C. - Shaffer, Jordan C. - Siegelin, Jason A. - Smith, Kyle A. - Williams, Isabella R.
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19. Congratulation to all of our AP Scholars!
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