In the past year, Woodrow Wilson High School administered more than 600 tests, and 34 students were named AP Scholars.
The Advanced Placement Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated college-level achievement through AP courses and exams. Woodrow was chosen as one of “America’s most challenging high schools” by the Washington Post for its high participation in Advanced Placement courses and exams. The school offers 22 AP classes, 46 IB classes and eight dual credit classes.
Graeme Hamilton and Grace Choi were named AP Scholars with distinction,which means they scored an average of at least 3.5 on all exams and 3 or higher on five or more exams. Drew Scherger, Zach Youpa, Russell Regan, Stephanie Arnold, and Erin Shilling were named AP scholars with honors, which means they scored an average of 3.25 on all AP exams taken and 3 or higher on four or more exams.
Seniors Erin Shilling and Kayla Finstein were recognized as Commended Scholars, which means they placed among the top five percent of the 1.5 million who entered the competition by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, and a select group of approximately 34,000 across the nation were officially “commended.”