Class of 2021 and 2022 students earn AP® Scholar Designation

Township of Washington, NJ: An outstanding thirty-eight students in Immaculate Heart Academy’s classes of 2021 and 2022 earned the designation of AP® Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the 2021 AP® Exams. The College Board’s Advanced Placement® Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the end-of-course AP® Exams. Students took AP® Exams in May 2021. In order to be designated as an AP Scholar by the College Board, a student must earn a score of 3 or higher on the AP scale of 1-5.

Eleven students earned AP Scholars with Distinction, eleven were named AP Scholars with Honor, and sixteen students were designated AP Scholars. Congratulations to:

AP® Scholar with Distinction Award Recipients

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:

Abigail Auty’21 (Georgia Institute of Technology) of Upper Saddle River; Alexandra Betsy’21 (University of Richmond) of Upper Saddle River; Angelina Casale’21 (Georgetown University) of Hasbrouck Heights; Jennifer Lawrence’21 (Case Western Reserve University) of Pomona, NY; Daniela Makowka’21 (Cornell University) of Wayne; Hanna Martin’21 (Columbia University) of Woodcliff Lake; Freya Nair’21 (Georgia Institute of Technology) of Wanaque; Elizabeth Spizzo’21 (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute) of Mahwah; Lauren Turci’21 (Northeastern University) of Wallington; Taylor Whang’21 (Barnard College) of Park Ridge; and Sarah Zampino’21 (Fordham University) of River Edge

AP® Scholar with Honor Award Recipients

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:

Katherine Conway’21 (University of Notre Dame) of Ridgewood, Bianca D’Costa’21 (Marist College) of Maywood, Anja Kranenburg’21 (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) of Ridgewood, Olivia Landolfi’21 (Boston College) of Franklin Lakes, Clare McGowan’21 (Loyola Marymount University) of Franklin Lakes, Allison Monroe’21 (University of Massachusetts – Amherst) of Paterson, Madelyn Novelli’21 (Georgia Institute of Technology) of Montvale, Mary Virginia Nye’21 (College of William & Mary) of Ho-Ho-Kus, Jennifer Ollmann’21 (University of California – Santa Barbara) of Midland Park, and Geri Tabbachino’21 (Tufts University) of Emerson

AP® Scholar Award Recipients

A score of 3 or higher on three or more AP® Exams:

Alyssa Amico’21 (Villanova University) of Franklin Lakes; Grace Calianese’22 of Teaneck; Savannah Cece’21 (Trinity College) of Ramsey; Katherine Cottrell’21 (Clemson University) of Oakland; Taylor DiLisi’21 (Quinnipiac University) of Mahwah; Shradha Gangam’21 (University of Wisconsin) of Totowa; Mia Grossman’21 (George Washington University) of Bloomfield; Claire Hoffmann’21 (Connecticut College) of Ho-Ho-Kus; Julia Marotti’21 (Boston College) of Ramsey; Riley McGovern’22 of Oradell; Catherine Nixon’21 (Montclair State University) of Pompton Lakes; Sarah Vella’22 of Highland Mills, NY; Sanaiya Villanueva’22 of Woodland Park; Christiane Wahba’22 of Saddle River; Margaux Yannacci’22 of Nanuet, NY; and Katherine Young’22 of Oradell

Founded in 1960, Immaculate Heart Academy is an all-girls Catholic regional high school of the Archdiocese of Newark presently celebrating its 61st year. A Blue Ribbon School, IHA enrolls approximately 700 girls in a competitive college preparatory program from more than 100 towns in Bergen, Passaic, Morris, Hudson and Essex counties in New Jersey and Rockland and Orange counties in New York. Over the years, IHA has continually grown and evolved, fortifying its academics, activities and facilities to prepare students for further education, and for the enhancement of society through their personal, professional and spiritual gifts. Immaculate Heart Academy is located at 500 Van Emburgh Ave., Township of Washington, NJ.