Lynbrook High School Honors 64 AP Scholars

64 students at Lynbrook High School have earned the designation of Advanced Placement Scholar from the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on a student’s performance on AP Exams. One student earned the designation of National AP Scholar, 12 were named AP Scholars with Distinction, 11 were named AP Scholars with Honor, and 40 were designated as AP Scholars. They belong to a select group—only 18% of the more than 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to earn an AP Scholar Award.

National AP Scholar: Daniel Kramer, the valedictorian of the Class of 2011, qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on eight or more AP Exams. This is the highest award an AP Scholar can earn.

AP Scholars with Distinction: 12 students earned AP Scholar with Distinction Awards by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Ilana Ajzenmann, Gonzalo Andreani, Michael Fernez, Matthew Gus, Jacob Kayen, Jonathan Kislin, Daniel Kramer, Elizabeth Needham, Giovanni Rella, Andrew Storch, Joseph Tomasso and Kayla Vasilakis.

AP Scholars with Honor: A total of 11 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 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Melissa Blankstein, Michael Calderone, Dana Cohen, Ryan Dusenbury, Kyle Ehrlich, Raquel Kallas, Jolie Kemp, Kathryn McDougal, Ankush Mohile, Margaret Moran and Christine Randazzo.

AP Scholars: Another 40 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by receiving grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams. These students are Rhett Belcher, Laurenn Blackburn, Anne Chmiel,  Jillian Chyriwski, James Clarke, Michael Conn, Perri Cooper, Christina Cuevas, Danielle Dake, Hannah Deegan, Harrison Ezratty, Talia Galosher, Alyssa Glanzer, Matthew Gomm, Brian Hoorwitz, Eric Hu, Rose Ingerman, Victoria Isler, Timothy Keegan, James Kirby, Spencer Kirsch, Sam Kislin, Brian Koffler,Victoria Lemay, Joseph Martingale, Jillian Nelson, Brandon Peresiper, Samantha Polanskyy, Nicole Punzi, Maria Randazzo, Leslie Rodriguez, John Sanchezz, Amanda Shapiro, Bryan Sitt, Catherine Sme, Polina Smelyanskaya, Gideon Stryker, Ariel Wainer, Julie Wigand and Laura Zweifler.

“This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our hard-working students and teachers, and to the district’s ongoing commitment to do everything possible to prepare students to excel in college and in life,” said Superintendent Dr. Santo Barbarino.