Nearly Half of Devon Prep Seniors Named AP Scholar

Feb. 13, 2013 - PRLog -- Seventeen seniors, nearly half of Devon Prep’s Class of 2013, have been named AP Scholar by the College Board.  Ten of these young men were named AP Scholar with Distinction, two were named AP Scholar with Honor, and five were named AP Scholar.  They include:          

AP Scholar with Distinction
Christopher J. Clayton of Phoenixville
Matthew J. DiDonato of Malvern
Kevin D. Fulmer of Broomall
Michael P. LaBella of Collegeville
Antonio D. Muscarella of Norristown
Jacob E. Riedel of Pottstown
Thomas F. Seykora of Broomall
Ryan T. Shannon of Royersford
Rafael Suero of Broomall
Michael A. Tolvaisa of Springfield

AP Scholar with Honor
Timothy P. Crowe of West Chester
Benjamin A. Jonik of Glenmoore

AP Scholar
Joseph D. Haruch of Media
Jacob R. Kampman of Havertown
Brian J. Koskinen of Media
Brian E. Kozak of Phoenixville
Ryan M. Mattox of Lansdowne

These Devon Prep students were recognized for their extraordinary achievement on college level Advanced Placement exams taken last spring.  Only 18% of the more than one million students who took AP exams in May 2012 performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition.

The AP Program, sponsored by the College Board, is a cooperative educational endeavor between high schools and colleges and universities. Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit and/or advanced placement based on successful performances on the AP Exams.

Devon Prep’s AP Program begins in the sophomore year and offers more than 17 courses in numerous subjects including history, biology, physics, English, geography, political science and several foreign languages.  

Devon Prep is a small, private, Catholic, college preparatory school for young men in grades six through 12 conducted by the Piarist Fathers. Located on a 20 acre campus in Devon, Chester County, Devon Prep enrolls less than 300 students who hail from the five county Philadelphia area. For more information call (610) 688-7337 or visit www.devonprep.com, or www.facebook.com/devonprep.