1. AP Highlights & Scholars Presentation
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
7:00 PM
VHS Learning Commons
Verona Public Schools

2. Verona Public Schools Mission Statement
“In partnership with a supportive community, we inspire our students to be creative, critical thinkers and compassionate global citizens through dynamic teaching, meaningful curricula, and enriching experiences.”
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3. VHS AP Participation since 2009
-SINCE 2009, OUR NUMBER OF UNIQUE AP STUDENTS HAS NEARLY QUADRUPLED (82 vs. 303).
-IN ADDITION, THE NUMBER OF OVERALL TESTS ADMINISTERED HAS GONE FROM 145 TO 598 … 4 TIMES AS MANY!
-EXPANSION OF MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO ENGAGE AND PARTICIPATE IN HIGH LEVEL COURSEWORK.
-For Spring 2020, we potentially have 668 exams to be administered, presently our students have signed up for 648 of them (20 pending)
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4. % Unique Student VHS AP Participation since 2009
-WE HAVE INCREASED OUR % OF STUDENTS WHO TAKE AP CLASSES FROM 14.5% TO 42.5% (INCREASE 3 TIMES … 303 of 716 students)!
-OUR FOCUS IS TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE OUR STUDENTS WITH CHALLENGING COURSEWORK.
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5. Overall VHS Average AP Score since 2009
-EVERY year we have more unique students enroll in AP classes and we administer more AP exams AND our OVERALL AP AVERAGE continues to stay above a “3” which is a score (3, 4, 5) that may earn our students college credits!
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6. VHS AP Participation (2015-2019)
Nearly 2,700 AP Exams over the past 5 years!
Participation by course in alphabetical order. Our students have taken nearly 2,700 AP exams over the past 5 years!
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7. % Total AP Students with Scores 3+ (2015-2019)
# Unique Students Has Nearly Doubled Since 2015!
AP Students with Scores 3+ = nearly doubled over the past five years!
118 (186)
168 (229)
208 (288)
234 (322)
234 (303)
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8. % Total AP Students with Scores 3+ by Grade Level
Number of your school's seniors who scored 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam at any point during high school divided by the total number of your school's seniors.
Number of AP students per grade level who scored 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam this year divided by the total number of students in each grade.
This report provides you with a means to assess both the equity and excellence of your school’s AP program. Specifically, it shows the proportion of your school’s entire senior class who scored a 3 or higher on an AP Exam at any point during high school.
Additionally, you can see what percentage of your school’s entire tenth, eleventh, and twelfth grade classes took and scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP Exam in May 2019.
In this calculation, students who score a 3 or higher on an AP Exam are counted only once, regardless of how many AP Exams they took and were successful in. There is no way to inflate this percentage by restricting access to AP; students who earn 1s or 2s on AP Exams neither increase nor reduce the percentage. In addition, by showing the proportion of the overall population — not just the AP classroom — educators are better able to determine the extent to which their overall population is receiving access to advanced academics in high school.
Note: Your district’s enrollment count is the sum of the district's school enrollment counts submitted by each school's AP Coordinator when placing their school’s order for AP Exams.
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9. VHS % Scores 3+ and NJ % Scores 3+ by Course (Spring 2019)
% VHS students earning a 3 or higher vs. % NJ students earning a 3 or higher
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10. VHS AP Students by Grade Level (Spring 2019)
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11. VHS AP Highlights 4.08 average since 2012! Verona Public Schools
Dr. Wehbeh has had tremendous results over the past 8 years, her average is over 4!
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12. 3.86 average over the past four years!
VHS AP Highlights
3.86 average over the past four years!
Ms. Wallerstein average AP HUG scores are nearly 3.9!
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13. VHS AP Highlights 3.79 Average from 2017 to 2019!
Mrs. Burke has motivated and inspired her AP Micro and Macro students to much success!
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14. VHS AP Highlights 3.67 average since 2012! Verona Public Schools
AP Lang & Comp Average Scores are 3.67 and the population has doubled/tripled each year since 2012
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15. 3.47 average over three years!
VHS AP Highlights
3.47 average over three years!
Ms. Mutovic’s students earned an average AP score of 3.47 since it has been introduced to VHS!
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16. 3.44 average over the past four years!
VHS AP Highlights
3.44 average over the past four years!
Since its inception, our 9th grade students have earned nearly a 3.5 average AP score!
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17. VHS AP Highlights 3.39 average since 2013! Verona Public Schools
Calc BC average score is nearly 3.4 since 2013, thank you Mr. Wertz!
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18. VHS AP Highlights 3.35 average since 2013! Verona Public Schools
Mrs. Wallerstein, Dr. Tamburro, and Mr. Maher have done a consistently good job with US History I and II over the years, even when the amount of students has nearly doubled or tripled since we open the doors to AP.
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19. VHS Scholars since 2009 12 AP Scholars in 2009
We had 104 students in 2019 … you add up the first five years (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) to surpass 2019’s number!
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20. Scholar with Distinction
VHS Scholars AP
Scholar
Scholar w/Honor
Scholar with Distinction
National AP
# of Scholars 51 17 36 5*
Avg. Score
3.14
3.63
4.17
4.71
Overall AP Scholar Average Score: 3.73
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21. Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
Scholar
(51 students)
Allteni; Britney A.
Andersen; Emily M.
Anquillare; Brooke K.
Baker; Elijah P.
Balogh; Zachary A.
Benfante; Angelo C.
Bostrom; Erik A.
Boyle; Stephanie S.
Burke; Julia C.
Carlucci; Sarah C.
Chang; Harmonie J.
Da Rin; Jenna
Derderian; Jessica L.
Deutsch; Margot R.
DiPaolo; Dean W.
Elliott; Meaghan A.
Forrest; Megan K.
Fortgang; Maya R.
Frizzi; Clara M.
Gagnon; Rio M.
Galarowicz; Amanda J.
Giannini; Antonio U.
Golebieski; Kayla R.
Hogan; Vincent J.
Holland; Julia E.
Jackson; Claire E.
Keating; Jarrod R.
Kuhlmann; Maegan M.
Lamb; Gillian M.
Lermi; John
Machnowski; Nina
Mastrogiannis; Harry W.
Murphy; Aidan
Naeris; Allison L.
Osborne; Emily F.
Pandian; Leah M.
Pego; Mia J.
Pilauri; Nikoloz
Ramsthaler; Emma M.
Ricks; Lourdes V.
Robinson; Chris J.
Short; James G.
Shorter; Abigail L.
Tizhgarten; Mikhail
Trujillo; Daniela
Valera; Veronica G.
Vogel; Olivia D.
Wallace; Mary E.
Weiss; Adam J.
Yeates; Patrick M.
Yee; Emma
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22. Granted to students who receive an average of at least 3
Granted to students who receive an average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
AP Scholar
with Honor
(17 students)
Barile; Elizabeth A.
Benanchietti; Liliana M.
Castillo; Andrew A.
Egan; Kiera A.
Farro; Anthony J.
Horton; Brianna Y.
Katsios; Rebecca A.
Konrad-Parisi; Anna U.
Lamb; Chloe M.
Lonsinger; Margaret A.
Marcillo-Gomez; Rebecca A.
McGinley; Maeve E.
Navarro; David A.
Remler; Caitlin
Rienecker; Zachary R.
Triggiano; Ethan L.
Wenzel-Rideout; Rebecca M.
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23. AP Scholar with Distinction
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.
AP Scholar
with Distinction
(36 students)
Bermeo; Abigail G.
Brown; Lauren J.
Buneo; Isabelle G.
Camp; Brianna R.
Cariani; Brandon D.
Celentano; Maria A.
Cheung; Alexander
Chivily; Philip A.
Dionisio; Christian A.
Dyer; Ariana M.
Esposito; Kelly
Evans; Margaret C.
Forrest; Ethan E.
Handler; Maximilian C.
Hekimgil; Selin
Hensal; Elizabeth
Kozachuk; Nicolas
Lakin; Christopher
Liu; Changhao
Macawili; Steven J.
Maglione; Michael
Mathewson; Chloe E.
McKeown; Ryan P.
Motley; David W.
Newman; Alessandra B.
Petrino; Erin M.
Quagliata; Gabriel A.
Seubert; Rebecca A.
Sheehan; William J.
Sidrak; Jessica G.
Sluck; Michael F.
Volpe; Nicole A.
Weisser; Emily L.
Wertz; Henry M.
Ying; Jenika L.
Yung; Elyssia
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24. Granted to students in the United States who receive an average of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
National AP Scholar
(5 students)
Chloe Mathewson: Average Score on 8 AP Exams = 5.0; Calc BC, Eng Lang Comp, Envi Sci, Human Geo, Macro Econ, Micro Econ, Span Lang, and US History
Christopher Lakin: Average Score on 8 AP Exams = 4.75; Calc BC, Chemistry, Comp Sci A, Eng Lang Comp, Macro Econ, Physic 1, US History, World History
Michael Sluck: Average Score on 8 AP Exams = 4.75; Comp Sci A, Eng Lang Comp, Euro History, Human Geo, Macro Econ, Psychology, US History, World History
Philip Chivily: Average Score on 10 AP Exams = 4.6; Eng Lang Comp, Eng Lit Comp, Envi Sci, Euro History, Human Geo, Psychology, Statistics, US Govt & Politics, US History, World History
Henry Wertz: Average Score on 8 AP Exams = 4.5; Biology, Calc BC, Chemistry, Comp Sci A, Eng Lang Comp, Physics 1, US History, World History
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25. Congratulation to all of our AP Scholars!
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