PRESS RELEASE – September 14, 2022
Thirty-seven Fluvanna County High School students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2021-2022 school year. This compares with 36 receiving the recognition in 2020-2021.
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.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning 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. These students are:
Ava Amato, University of Virginia
Jackson Kinsella, FCHS 12th Grader
Joseph O’Connor, George Mason University
Anne Robinson, Washington & Lee University
Emily Stevens, James Madison University
Emma Ward, FCHS 12th Grader
Rachel Warden, Clemson University
Riley Yowell, Princeton University
Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are:
Abigail Adams, FCHS 12th Grader
Anthony Caruso, University of Virginia
Aidan Girard, University of Mary Washington
Jocelynne Hagan, University of Mary Washington
Elizabeth Herrick, FCHS 12th Grader
Augustus Jones, North Caroline State University
Aden Melton, FCHS 12th Grader
Jacob Ondek, University of Virginia
Twenty-one students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are:
Emily Brobbey, University of Virginia
Gracie Brown, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Matthew Contagallo, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Shane Clements, Piedmont Virginia Community College
Gabriel Corrice, University of Mary Washington
Matthew Crothers, FCHS 12th Grader
Caroline Fields, St. Louis University- Madrid
Madeline Fulk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Laci Kelly, University of Virginia
John Layne, University of Virginia
Allyson Lounsbury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Zoe McKee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Maggie McWilliams, College of Charleston
Mitchell Messier, FCHS 12th Grader
Anthony Mundie, FCHS 12th Grader
Sydney Parow, James Madison University
Emma Poulin, George Washington University
Sarah Robinson, FCHS 11th Grader
John Smeds, FCHS 12th Grader
Finian Wright, FCHS 12th Grader
Noah Young, Pennsylvania State University
Of this year’s award recipients at Fluvanna County High School, 11 are currently enrolled at the High School. These students have one or more years in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.
In addition to these honorees, Fluvanna County High School had seven students complete the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. The AP Seminar and Research Certificate is granted to students who earn scores of 3 or higher in both AP Seminar and AP Research.
Emily Brobbey, University of Virginia
Madeline Fulk, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Jocelynne Hagan, University of Mary Washington
Allyson Lounsbury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Maggie McWilliams, College of Charleston
Sydney Parow, James Madison University
Emma Poulin, George Washington University
Four students also earned the AP Capstone Diploma. To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing. This is an outstanding achievement, and the award is acknowledged on any AP score report that is sent to colleges after the award has been conferred.
Laci Kelly, University of Virginia
Joseph O’Connor, George Mason University
Emily Stevens, James Madison University
Rachel Warden, Clemson University
Fluvanna County High School had 140 students take AP exams during the 2021-2022 school year with twenty-seven percent of the test takers earning the AP Scholar honors.
For additional information about the AP program, contact Brenda Gilliam, Executive Director for Instruction and Finance at bgilliam@apps.fluco.org or 434-589-8208.
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