West Nassau High School seniors were awarded academic letter jackets for their scholastic achievements.
Principal Curtis Gaus awarded the jackets Monday to students who earned a score of 3 or higher on Advanced Placement exams as part of the AP Scholar Program.
The AP Scholar Program is sponsored by the College Board. It honors students who have achieved success in multiple Advanced Placement exams. The national exams are given and scored by the College Board.
AP exams are offered during the first two weeks of May to students who take AP courses. A score of 3 or higher on an exam earns college credit at most universities.
Upon successful completion, students earned college credit through AP exams in human geography, European history, United States history, American government, macroeconomics, psychology, English literature and composition, English language and composition and calculus.
West Nassau scholars earning scores of 3 or higher on two AP exams who are successfully completing at least one additional AP course during their senior year are Haley Bedford, Makayla Dorner, Seth Harper, Haley Hursey and Caitlyn Tompkins.
Earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams are Nisha Patel, Bailey Sharkey, Caimin Shuman and Evalis Wong-Arocho.
AP Scholars with Honor earning 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, are Nicholas Jordan and Justin Smith.
Finally, Zachary Chancey is the AP Scholar with Distinction who has earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken. He has scored a 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.