Sixty-One Salesianum Students Earn Advanced Placement Honors

Wilmington, Del- Salesianum School is pleased to announce that sixty-one students earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams taken in the spring of 2008.

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in more than 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

Students took AP Exams in May 2008 after completing challenging college-level courses. The College Board recognizes levels of achievement based on student's performance on AP exams.

At Salesianum School, three students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are: Daniel Kowal ’08, Jason Patterson ’08, and Matthew Tumas ’08.

Twenty-four students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award 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: Jacob Anderson ’08, Nicholas Bradley ’08, Stephen Christ ’08, Jeffrey Dandoy ’08, Adam Diantonio ’08, Chaz Enerio ’08, Harrison Fertig ’08, Joseph Gallo ’08, Collace Greene ’08, Ryan Kavanagh ’08, Kevin Konen ’08, Joshua Kuhl ’08, Christopher Marceno ’08, Michael Mazzella ’08, Christopher McLaughlin ’09, Alexander Osborne ’08, Ryan Patrick ’08, Joseph Savage ’08, Benjamin Schell ’08, David Skorup ’08, Mateusz Stankiewicz ’08, Thomas Visk ’08, Ryan Vaughan ’08, and Nathan Volk ’08.

Ten 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: Marco Alberti ’08, Eric Austin ’08, Richard Blevins ’08, Louis Colagreco ’08, Philip Donnelly ’08, Christopher Lafferty ’08, Patrick Szurkowski ’08, Nicholas Valenti ’08, Geoffrey Vanover ’08, and Michael Yeager ’08.

Twenty-four students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Michael Benas ’08, Nicholas Braun ’08, Brett Bukowski ’09, Casey Casalnuovo ’09, Ryan Cuga ’08, Anthony DiCrechio ’08, Paul Ehrlichman ’08, Zachary Erdman ’09, Matthew Everett ’08, James Falandays ’09, Christian Hoechst ’08, Corey Ingram ’08, Christopher Jennings ’08, Andrew Loftus ’08, Joseph Marinelli ’08, Carl Marsini ’08, Timothy Meehan ’08, Wayde Marsh ’09, Matthew Mullane ’08, Michael O’Rourke ’08, Jonathan Plush ’08, Dominic Sciulli ’08, James Sullivan ’08, Andrew Tsoules ’09.

Most of the nation's colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year's credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. In 2006, thirty-four AP exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions (except for the Studio Art exam which evaluates students' original artwork).

The College Board's mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. We are a not-for-profit membership organization committed to excellence and equity in education. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 4,700 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves over three and a half million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, and the Advanced Placement Program. The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.

Salesianum School is a Roman Catholic independent secondary school that teaches young men to Live Jesus, guided by the spirituality of Saint Francis de Sales, through a college preparatory education, enabling them to take their place in the world as Salesian gentlemen.