IC Catholic Prep Students Achieve Honors on Advanced Placement Exams
Twenty-Seven AP Scholar Awards for Academic Excellence and
Thirteen Students Scored a ‘Five’ on one or more Advanced Placement Exams
ELMHURST, Ill. – August 31, 2021 – IC Catholic Prep (ICCP) announced today that AP students qualified for twenty-seven Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams during the 2020-2021 school year. In total, 70% of the ICCP AP exams resulted in a score of 3 or higher based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest possible score. Thirteen students scored a ‘five’ on one or more of the AP exams they took.
Advanced Placement is accepted by more than 3,800 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both, based on successful AP Exam grades. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams typically experience greater academic success in college, and higher graduation rates.
“We’re exceptionally proud of our students at IC Catholic Prep for their commitment to our AP Program during a very challenging academic year due to the pandemic,” said Stephen Davidson, Principal. “Our students put in a great deal of effort to achieve exemplary scores on these challenging exams.”
Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, 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:
- Liam Dacre (Iowa State University)
- Grace Grady (University of Alabama)
- Nora Kenny (Class of 2022)
- Carl Knable (University of Notre Dame)
- Vernon Porio (Loyola University, Chicago)
- Daniel Roberto (University of Michigan)
- Ava Rucker (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
- Patrick Tomasiak (Class of 2022)
The following students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams:
- Peyton Carmicheal (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
- John Falduto (University of Missouri)
- Elissa Fogarty (Class of 2022)
- Alia Johnson (Purdue University)
The AP Scholar Award was earned by the following students for scoring 3 or higher on three or more AP exams:
- Finn Barney (Iowa State University)
- Kennedy Calcagno (Class of 2022)
- Morgan Cantwell (Class of 2022)
- Reilly Cantwell (Illinois State University)
- Delaney Carroll (Purdue University)
- Mya Collins (DePaul University)
- Isabela Corcoran (Class of 2022)
- Abigail Idasek (Class of 2022)
- Declan Kenneally (Class of 2022)
- Joseph Marzano (Class of 2022)
- Margaret O’Brien (Class of 2022)
- Aidan Rocha (Illinois State University)
- William Ryan (Class of 2022)
- August Wassmann (Class of 2022)
- Xiangrong Zeng (University of Wisconsin, Madison)
IC Catholic Prep is the oldest Catholic, coeducational college prep high school in DuPage County. Located in Elmhurst, ICCP is a regional high school that serves students from over thirty-five communities. For more information, please visit iccatholicprep.org.
