The Capstone program at Barbara Goleman Senior High School has received such positive results it was named a flagship school by College Board last year. Now as the first founding class of Capstone students begin their senior year, 21 students are already a year advanced having completed the three year program in two at the close of junior year.
The students, aptly named AP (advanced placement) Scholars, received this distinction for their enrollment and passing grades on AP examinations which required three advanced placement courses of their choosing, an AP seminar course to be completed in their sophomore year, and an AP research course along with a 20 page research paper to be completed in their junior year.
Among the 21 students that received this honor were seniors Nicolas Rose, Danny Xie, Abhilash Muthyala, Stephanie Diaz, Kirsten Cabarcas, Anthony Dally, Nathali Arenas, Gabriella Sallai, Claudia Alonso, Kaitlin Castillo, Antonio Valdes, Alex Llerena, Jessica Costero and Ashley Osorio.
Additionally, Goleman celebrated students who received perfect scores on the End-of-Course (EOC) examinations which included Steven Ledon, Michael Vidal, Christina Morales, Alexander Barrera, Amanda Calderon, Melissa Capote, Melissa Fernandez, and Jalal Salas.
In addition to completing the Capstone requirements early, the AP Scholars have an advantage over other college applicants since the Capstone requirements have been completed in time to be included before applications are submitted. Many of the Capstone AP Scholars have already sent in applications to state schools and will continue to do so during the year, many of whom hope to attend prestigious universities.
“Harvard would be nice,” said Senior Class president and AP Scholar Alec Llerena with a chuckle.
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