BMCHS announces record number of AP scholars

The new school year may be underway and charging forward, but Bishop McGuinness Catholic High School can reflect on the 2023-24 year with a final note of accomplishment.

The school recorded a BMCHS record number of 127 students named AP Scholars, an improvement of 4% from the previous year.

In May, 324 BMCHS students took 650 exams in 24 subjects with a record of 87% earning a passing score of 3 or higher. Among graduates, 75% took an Advanced Placement exam, compared to the national average of 35%. Of those, 62% scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam, nearly three times better than the national average of 21.7%.

BMCHS also expanded the number of AP courses offered to 24, adding precalculus and Spanish literature for the first time.

The College Board Advanced Placement Program recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP Exams. The different award levels are:

* AP Scholar — Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP
Exams.

* AP Scholar with Honor — Granted to students who receive 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.

* 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.
The BMCHS students recognized with awards:

AP Scholar (49) — Michael Al-botros Class of 2025, Carl Amaya ’26, Blair Billen-Mills ’25, Nate Cauthen ’24, Edward “Zane” Challis ’25, Taylor Chance ’25, Ian Chavez ’25, Avary Cronic ’25, Taylor Davidson ’25, Michael Dolan ’25, Hannah Earley ’25, Abigail Edwards ’25, Erin Elpedes ’25, Jack Foster ’24, Harrison Fried ’25, Annabelle Harden ’25, Zara Harroz ’25, Cecilia Ho ’24, Rebecca Horn ’25, Hailey Johnson ’24, Sterling Kovash ’25, Margaret Krodel ’25, Isabella Kunnath ’24, Julia McCasland ’25, Bridgette McCollum ’25, Christopher McCoy ’25, Porter Menz ’24, Olivia Metz ’25, Peri Mossman ’25, Catherine Nguyen ’25, Claire Nguyen ’24, Thien-An Nguyen ’24, Tiffany Nguyen ’25, Sophie Pierce ’25, Alexandra Regier ’24, Evan Reyes-Gilliland ’24, Joseph Rogers ’25, Huang Rountree ’24, Tabytha Roy ’24, Johnathan Santos ’24, Max Schomas ’25, Cori Seymour ’25, Sydney Starr ’24, Lucas Stone ’25, Ava Thielke ’24, Ellie Torres ’25, Taylor Vann ’24, Beatrice Vogler ’24, Laura White ’25.

AP Scholar with Honor (31) — Zitali Armenta ’24, Harper Blevins ’25, Vanessa Bui ’25, Jackson Chase ’25, Matthew DellOsso ’25, William Gauthier ’25, Christian Green ’24, Ava Haag ’25, Ian Harris ’24, Kylee Hart ’25, Aidan Healy ’25, Santiago Hernandez ’24, Burke Johnson ’25, Laurel Kelley ’24, Magnolia Kirt ’24, Macy Lewis ’24, Charles Lorenz ’25, Michaela Love ’25, Trent Morris ’25, Reagan Morrow ’25, Ruben Munoz ’25, Sara Newby ’24, Christian Nguyen ’25, Olivia Pefferman ’25, Lillie Rainbolt ’24, Patrick Reese ’24, Lena Shadid ’25, Ella Thomas ’24, Jackie Thomas ’25, Kendall West ’24, Gregory White ’24.

AP Scholar with Distinction (47) — Danny Bryan ’24, Samantha Chappell ’24, Andre Chirinos ’25, Fina Chongwa ’24, Ella Christiansen ’24, Joseph Coats ’25, Coffey Collier ’25, Owen Cunningham ’24, John de Keratry ’25, Joseph Dickerson ’25, Ashlyn Dolan ’25, Andrew Elder ’24, Claire Ellis ’25, Abigail Fankhauser ’24, Erik Fankhauser ’24, Martin Goff ’24, Brock Gowens ’24, Oliver Gumerson ’25, Blake Harrington ’25, Kaylin Hart ’24, Margaret Knudtson ’24, Clara Koktavy ’24, Walker Lape ’24, Amy Le ’25, Zella Leffel ’24, Ryan McClanahan ’25, McKenzie Morgan ’24, Paris Nguyen ’24, Leonard “Chisa” Nwanebu ’24, William Oldfield ’24, Isabella Pogue-Cappellaro ’24, Lauren Potter ’25, Kyla Reid ’25, Pyeatt Rivera ’25, Andrew Schein ’25, Cate Shadid ’24, Benji Silvernail ’24, Samantha Stevenson ’24, Quenby Swanson ’25, Dean Sylvester ’24, Asher Thorson ’24, Leo Ton ’25, Charlotte Waldo ’24, Sava Wedman ’24, Jeffrey Wienecke ’24, Ben Willis ’25, Mark Willis ’25.