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WEST ORANGE, NJ - Advanced Placement students at West Orange High School were honored at the 18th annual Advanced Placement Recognition Ceremony, broadcast on local TV 36/45 on May 19. The ceremony highlights the academic accomplishments of students taking AP exams during the 2019-2020 school years.
Advanced placement students take courses geared for first-year college students. In May they take a College Board AP exam in their subjects. Students receive scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, with five being a perfect score. Many colleges offer course credit for students scoring 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam in that subject area.
Superintendent Dr. Scott Cascone, West Orange High School Principal Hayden Moore, Assistant Principal Annette Towson, and many AP teachers at the high school appeared on screen to congratulate the students.
Students were recognized in a number of categories:
1. Outstanding Academic Performance: recognizes students who received scores of 5 in one or more AP exams. (West Orange High School created this recognition.)
2. AP Scholar: Granted to students who received grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
3. AP Scholar with Honors: granted to students who received an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more exams.
4. AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who received an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams and grades of 3 or higher on 4 or more exams.
5. National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who received an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
View the AP Recognition Ceremony on You Tube here.
2020 AP Recognitions:
Class Valedictorian for the WOHS Class of 2019, Daniel Feinblatt, was named an AP National Scholar. The award is granted to students in the United States who achieve grades Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. Feinblatt is currently double-majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science at Duke University.
Daniel Feinblatt delivers his address at the 2019 WOHS graduation.
AP test scores have continued to rise at West Orange High School, along with the number of students taking AP courses.
