Sixty-seven Riverhead High School students and recent graduates have earned AP Scholar awards for their performance on Advanced Placement exams, including 12 who also earned the AP Capstone Diploma.
The honorees include 42 members of the Class of 2026, 22 current seniors and three juniors. Seventeen earned AP Scholar with Distinction awards, 10 earned AP Scholar with Honor awards and 40 were named AP Scholars.
Senior Logan Levesque (pictured below) also earned recognition as a Commended Student in the 2027 National Merit Scholarship Program, which recognizes high achievement on the PSAT/NMSQT.
The AP awards recognize achievement across multiple exams, with each level requiring students to meet specific score thresholds.
AP Scholar with Distinction requires an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on at least five exams. Recipients are Oliver S. Earl, Aidan K. Foss, Kaleb E. Gatto, Liam A. Hart, Emily D. Harvey, Kaitlin M. Hintze, Saara Hossain, Ella M. Kaparos, Johanna S. Lopez, Kelly S. Lopez, Diego G. Puluc, Ava G. Seebeck, Christian M. Seymour, Alex Sliwak, Tatum B. Soutar, Danica A. Sweeney and Joshua H. Ward.
AP Scholar with Honor requires an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on at least four exams. Recipients are Melanny I. Andres Francisco, Jason P. Brabant, Collin R. Chattaway, David Dubon, Brooke R. Eastwood, Gwendolyn A. Herb, Logan L. Levesque, Dwayne T. Morgan, Evey B. Sambets and Sophie Zheng.
AP Scholar recognizes students who scored 3 or higher on at least three AP exams. Recipients are Matthew Andrzejewski, Genesis B. Arizaga, Candace Cadenhead, Briana V. Carmona, Sofia Carranza, Julia Cioch, Victoria Cole, Erik Czyrski, Makenna J. Dulmovits, Aileen E. Erazo, Olivia G. Esposito, Andrew D. Farez Cajamarca, Danna C. Galarza, Gabriel E. Guzman, Emilia R. Haas, Addison R. Heck, Naomi A. Illares, Melani P. Lazo, Carlos Lucas Elias, Alexander J. Massoud, Adriana M. Martinez, Ashley M. Mendez, Carlie E. Morgan, Diego A. Ochoa, Britanny N. Ortiz Lopez, Karen Perez Campos, Ava Pipchinski, Olivia J. Pluschau, Danielle E. Polakowski, Andrea Rangel Perez, Summer M. Realander, Sacha A. Richard, Daniel J. Sawaya, Amber R. Schwarz, Quinn J. Stromski, Liam C. Sullivan, Madeline E. Sullivan, Luis A. Suret, Cyril L. Turner and Layla J. VanKurin.
The AP Capstone Diploma recognizes achievement in AP Seminar and AP Research, two yearlong courses focused on research, analysis and communication. Students must earn scores of at least 3 in both courses and on four additional AP exams.
The 12 diploma recipients, all members of the Class of 2026, are Matthew Andrzejewski, Aidan K. Foss, Kaleb E. Gatto, Addison R. Heck, Saara Hossain, Johanna S. Lopez, Kelly S. Lopez, Ashley M. Mendez, Dwayne T. Morgan, Alex Sliwak, Tatum B. Soutar and Danica A. Sweeney.
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