166 qualify for AP Scholar recognition

In May 2025, 367 Upper St. Clair students completed 754 AP exams in 27 subjects – earning a 91% pass rate. AP tests are scored 1-5; students must earn a 3 or higher to pass and possibly qualify for college credit.

Seventy-one students achieved the program’s highest honor, AP Scholar with Distinction. To qualify, students must earn 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.

Thirty-five Upper St. Clair students were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor by earning an average score of 3.25 or higher on all AP Exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Sixty Upper St. Clair students were named AP Scholars by earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more 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 AP Exams.

Upper St. Clair High School currently offers 24 AP courses including AP Art & Design; AP Biology; AP Calculus AB; AP Calculus BC; AP Chemistry; AP Chinese Language; AP Comparative Government & Politics; AP Computer Science A; AP English Language and Composition; AP English Literature and Composition; AP Environmental Science; AP French Language; AP German Language; AP Macroeconomics & AP Microeconomics; AP Music Theory; AP Physics 1; AP Physics C: Mechanics; AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism; AP Psychology; AP Spanish Language; AP Statistics; AP U.S. Government & Politics; AP U.S. History; and AP World History.

According to the College Board, AP students are more likely than their peers to complete college within four years and students who take AP exams say it makes them feel more confident and prepared for college.

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AP Scholar with Distinction

Grade 11: Yuwen Xiang

Grade 12: Sofia A. Alfredson Themudo, Luke An, Mana Barimani, Prachi S. Chetlur, Dylan J. Childs, Vaishnavi Dabas, Omer Disbudak, Robert E. Elliot, Pritika Gupta, Arth M. Italiya, Anand C. Jani, Devesh C. Jani, Lylah Kateeb, Ethan Lin, Isabella T. Lin, Sidharth Nambiar, Anh H. Pham, Daniel A. Slowey, William G. Whitman and Jeffery X. Zhang

2025 Graduates: Joshua S. Anand, Jamie M. Barrett, John O. Bell, Samuel J. Berger, Liam Burlovic, Maren S. Davis, Ian A. Dvorin, Addison G. Fitzgerald, Cadence A. Forney, Meredith A. Grote, Caleb W. Guarino, Alison Hanna, Jacob R. Higgs, Grace Howell, Meredith R. Huzjak, Ryan M. Hyatt, Yuxiang Jiang, Ava R. Kasper, Shawn J. Khurana, Aaryan Kumar, Ryan L. LaRocco, Tyler A. McClintock-Comeaux, Rohan Mehta, Opal C. Miller, Roshan Mishra, Davis Mull, Grace M. Myers, Shriya V. Narasimhan, Komel Nulwala, Armen N. Pettit, Anderson J. Ploeger, John P. Rainone, Meredith A. Rhodes, Krishna Sathya Vagheeswar, Eitan L. Schwartz, Benjamin A. Seewald, Anushka Sharma, Ishaan Sharma, Yuhong Shi, Thomas W. Slowey, Valentina Sobarzo, Hunter Talai, Griffin R. Tomsheck, Marcus R. Tranquilli, Divya Jyothi Udhayakumar, Isabel T. Vilensky, Darcy M. Vilkner, Sophia G. Whitman, Abigail Zahalsky and Hannah L. Zheng

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AP Scholar with Honor

Grade 12: Harrison Q. Barker, Aadhi B. Bharath, Chloe G. Bird, Julia C. Campagna, Nikhil Chandran, Anya Chen, Jaswanth G. Gedela, Sara Gillespie, Fionn M. Moriarty, Nikita S. Polstyanko, Eleanor G. Simons and Yuzuki Watanabe

2025 Graduates: George B. Abdel-Messih, Edith A. Alford, James T. Barker, Ryan O. Buonomo, Bryan Deep, Shrida Devaki, George Drutis, Elena M. Finger, Roselyn M. Goldstein, Abhi R. Kanani, Yelena Knobel, Chengran Li, Harshvardhan V. Mali, Ben T. Murtough, Madeleine G. Oliva, Ari J. Plutko, Ryan Ranalli, Shresht Rawat, Roshan Satheesh Kumar, Kaarthikha Senthilkumar, Alexander A. Swanson, Nikhita Thakuria and Cameron A. Wasson

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AP Scholar

Grade 11: Rohan Inampudi, Elizabeth K. Myers, Ian A. Putorti, Gloria Wu and Hayley K. Zeringue

Grade 12: Anoushka A. Barve, Jessica V. Burket, Juliya Chemoriya, Ryan Coulehan, Samuel X. Donahey, Isabella S. Donnelly, Mika H. Eberhardt, Nicholas Fleming, Taylor L. Gibbs, Emma G. Hollingsworth, Zahra R. Hossain, Eve M. Jessic, Tanvi Kallur, Seonkyu Kim, Ojasi Madhekar, Thomas R. Mallison, Gabriela E. Marquez, Chance S. Miles, Maddox R. Orendi, Jonah M. Selig, Yu Shen, Emiliano Sobarzo, Bennett A. Spatz, Anvita V. Talasela, Varun Thangella, John Unice, Helena M. Walker and Randy L. Yan

2025 Graduates: Abdulla Al-dosari, Giuliana Amorosa, Siamak Bakhshi, Jordan Brown, Sreshthi Chakraborty, Samuel J. Cuba, Jai Daniel, Hannah S. Del, Luke B. Fisher, Richard J. Gardner, Anastasia R. Gzikowski, Ashton Kearns, Paige Kline, Saajin S. Laffin, Esha P. Lathia, Ari A. Madaras, Mia A. Manalo, Kesahi Mathanachandran, Adam T. McFeeley, Elise O. Parrish, Manav M. Patel, Benjamin C. Schnore, Logan W. Stafford, Shreeva J. Sutreja, Aidan J. Tobin, Ian M. Tobin and John N. Tripodes