Several Wareham High School students received high academic honors, earning Advanced Placement exam scores that qualified them for various AP Scholar awards or scoring well on their International Baccalaureate Diploma exams and earning their full IB Diplomas. 

Advanced Placement

AP classes give students an opportunity to earn college credit and stand out in the college admissions process. Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. “Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP,” a press release from Wareham High School said.

Cooper Goodwin student earned the AP Scholar with Distinction Award — the highest AP Scholar Award — in recognition of exceptional achievement on his AP exams. He earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams he has taken and earned scores of 3 or higher on five or more AP exams.

Keegan Cahill, Chatham Norcross, and James Pinkham earned AP Scholar with Honor Awards by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and earning scores of 3 or higher on four or more AP exams. 

Seven high school students earned AP Scholar Awards by completing three or more AP exams and earning scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Emma Arcaro, Madison Boutin, Laura Clements, James Fitzgerald, Allison Horton, Adrienne Padden and Emilyann Schluter. 

An additional 10 high school students earned qualifying scores of 3 or higher on at least one AP exam this year.  

Math & Science: Madison Boutin, Caitlyn Cavacas, Laura Clements, Kevin DeCollibus, James Fitzgerald, Avery Gilman*, Cooper Goodwin, Allison Horton, Adrienne Padden and James Pinkham. 

Humanities: Emma Arcaro, Sheridan Bancroft, Madison Boutin, Benjamin Brogioli, Alexandra Bumpus, Keegan Cahill, Aidan Cox, Riley Gomes, Allison Horton, Chatham Norcross, James Pinkham, Emilyann Schluter and Indiana Troupe.

Art & Music: James Fitzgerald, Avery Gillman and Emily Roberge. 

Foreign Language: Emma Arcaro. 

“Congratulations to all the students for their outstanding academic achievements,” read the Wareham High School’s press release.

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme

The high school has been offering the IB Diploma Programme since 2019. This year, 45 students took the IB Diploma exams, earning an average score of 5.13 out of 7.   

“The programme aims to develop students who have excellent breadth and depth of knowledge — students who flourish physically, intellectually, emotionally and ethically,” a Wareham High School press release explained. 

Cecialia Bottino, Reneanna Dillen and Grace Brogioli earned their full IB Diplomas.

A number of students earned a high score of 5 or higher on their IB exams, including Cooper Goodwin, Emma Arcaro, Evelyn Delorie, Alexandre Lambert, Emily Schluter, Allison Horton, Maverick Cavacas, Keegan Cahill, Emily Roberge, Sheridan Bancroft, Luke Wiley, Isabella Russo, Choe Hogan, Kaitlin Trask, Bridgid Irving, Austin Tripp, Maya Brown and Marissa Coryer.

This fall, the majority of IB Diploma seekers are attending universities such as Fairfield, St. John’s University, Smith, Rochester Institute of Technology and Harvard.