Ten William Floyd High School seniors have earned the AP Capstone distinction on their future high school diplomas based on their performance on AP exams through May of this year.
To earn this prestigious academic designation, students must have scored a 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and a 3 or higher on four additional AP exams of their choosing.
The AP Capstone program consists of two courses that allow students to tailor their own experience by immersing themselves in topics that matter to them, while working to develop analytical, research, problem-solving, and communication skills that colleges and employers seek in their applicants.
This program also helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are vital to academic success.
Participating in AP Capstone also helps students stand out in the college-application process, develop key academic skills they will be able to use in high school, college and beyond, while having the opportunity to earn college credit. College Board touts that successful participation also helps to build self-confidence, and works to enhance independent-thinking and problem-solving skills.
The 10 students are – Aisling Aylward, Victoria Basharina, Angelina Campos, Alice Chen, Rachel Chen, Kaitlyn Corn, Hiba Farooq, Joshua Lugo, Zariel Macchia, and Mathew Reis.
Their teachers are: Jessica Vultaggio and Jennifer Endres (AP Seminar), and Dr. Martin Palermo and Erin Hansen (AP Research), respectively.