Achievements/Academic Awards
School wide:
- 83% of all 2010 graduating seniors went for postsecondary education
- Graduates from the Class of 2010 were accepted to 132 different colleges and universities
- Graduates of the Class of 2010 were offered $1.2 million in scholarships and awards
- Chosen by Newsweek magazine as one of “America’s Best” 2003-2010
- AI Teacher of the Year – Mr. Kevin Swider — Mathematics Instructor
- National Board Certified Teacher – Ms. Suzanne Smith – Library/Media
- National Board Certified Nurse – Ms. Megan Fioravanti
Academic:
- 3 Secretary of Education Scholars
- 32 AP Scholars (2010-11)
- 6 AP Scholars with Honor (2010-11)
- 15 AP Scholars with Distinction (2010-11)
- 3 National AP Scholars (2010-11)
Extra Curricular:
- Outstanding High School Recognition for DFRC/Blue-Gold Foundation
- BPA Nationals – Michael Wu – 8th place in the nation for Advanced Spreadsheets
- FCCLA Nationals –Chloe Runco – Gold Medal—Fashion Construction
- Tiger Marching Band –
- 2009 Lord Mayor of London New Year’s Day Parade
- 2009 Inaugural Parade for President Obama
- 2010 Fiesta Bowl Parade – Tempe, Arizona
- 2010 Music Festivals National Champion—Marching Band Field Show
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2010-2011
| AP Scholars (32) |
Emily Anania |
| AP Scholars with Honor (6): | Taryn Engelhart Cassidy Kemp Kelsey Kosinski Melissa Sterner Ethan Toro Claudia Valentine |
| AP Scholars with Distinction (15): | Abigail Barber April Burg Rachel Chiquoine Braden Condie Jacob Farrell Elana Friedman Lauren Hensey Hanna Kim Joshua Mason Mark Mayers Kate Porter Tyler Rizak Michail Smith Brandon Springer Kelsey Wingel |
| National AP Scholars (3): | Abigail Barber Jacob Farrell Michail Smith |
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2009-2010
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National Merit Semi-Finalists: |
Jacob Farrell |
| AP Scholars (27): | Martha-Raye Adjei Ryan Anthony Patrick Bowers Megan Burch April Burg Jessica Burton Kevin Carson John Daniels Tamlyn Engelhart Rita Ewing Sara Findlay Christine Hakes Amy Henretty Stephanie Hoopes Catherine Horstmann Spencer Killian Kelsey Kosinski Dylan McDowell Lea Patch Jonathan Qvarnstrom Jonathan Soja Dana Solge Amelia Stephenson Michael Sullivan Stephanie Trader Sara Veale Jessica Walther |
| AP Scholars with Honor (17): | Abigail Barber Alexandra Brown Rachel Chiquoine Katherine Diehl Jacob Farrell Lauren Hensey Hanna Kim Mark Mayers Nicole McAteer Michael Miller Sean Miller Polly Reinicker Tyler Rizak James Strouss Wendy Suh Jacob Sweltz Kelsey Wingel |
| AP Scholars with Distinction (7): | James Coates Julie Leroux Patrick McBrearty Alexander Shipley Michail Smith Brandon Springer Gretchen Wagner |
| AP National Scholar (1): | Gretchen Wagner |
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2008-2009
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National Merit Commended Students |
Patrick McBrearty |
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AP Scholars (35) |
Martha-Raye Adjei |
| AP Scholar with Honor: (8) |
Kelly Huang |
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AP Scholar with Distinction (8) |
Morgan Bock |
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Alexis I. duPont High School Student Accomplishments 2007 |
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National Merit Finalist |
David Hilgart |
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National Merit Commended Students |
Pooja Ganesan |
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National Hispanic Recognition Program Scholar |
William Nagy |
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AP Scholars (32) |
Victoria Alexander |
| AP Scholar with Honor: (11) |
Rachelle Chung |
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AP Scholar with Distinction (11) |
Catherine Collison |
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AP State Scholar |
Melissa Yu (2006) |
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AP National Scholar |
Christopher Hilgart (2006) |
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Secretary of Education Scholars |
Rohit Sarda |
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Channel 6 Best of the Class |
Rohit Sarda |
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2006
| National Merit Semi-Finalists: | Nicolas Jenner Melissa Yu |
| National Merit Commended Students: | Christopher Hilgart Kelsey Lanan Grant Russell Abigail Shenkle |
| AP Scholars (includes 2005 grads): | Jennifer Abernethy Kristen Abernethy Sarish Ahmed Thomas Boland Stephanie Bomberger Alison Brown Adam Buddenbohn Katherine Chiquoine Everett Croker Dustin Estock Katherine Guiney Hilary Haack Nicolas Jenner Koji Kizuka Kelsey Lanan Peter Lee Renae Patch Megan Pettingill Kelly Pippins Alexander Porro Grant Russell Samantha Smith Kendall Stein Jessica Stephenson Madelyn Stuart Amanda Thompson Marie Zambeno |
| AP Scholars with Honor: | Stephen DiSabatino Allie Gavin Amanda Grimes John Michael Mahoney Marc Michener Aaron Reinicker Tracy Riesenberger Abigail Shenkle |
| AP Scholars with Distinction: | Michael Bauer Alice Beattie Matthew Dixon J. Thomas Edgerton Marina Grushin Christopher Hilgart Kenneth Hopkins David Keegan Jeffrey Lassahn Ashley Malooly Michael McCarron Andrew Petrov Jaclyn Reifschneider Adam Sanders Matthew Sanders Sanghee Suh Melissa Yu Nataliya Zaytseva |
| AP National Scholar: | Adam Sanders |
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2004-05
(as of April 2005)
| National Merit Semi-Finalist: |
Alice Beattie |
| National Merit Commended Students: | J. Thomas Edgerton Allie Gavin Marina Grushin Brad Kim Ashley Malooly Michael McCarron Andrew Petrov |
| Michael Ferguson Scholarship Recipients: | Melissa Yu Michael Lewandowski Jane McCarron Grant Russell Meghan Wallace |
| AP Scholars: | Walid Ahmed Richard Beringer Ryan Birney Thomas Boland Christopher Castorani Matthew Dixon Nancy Duan Johnathan Edgerton Marina Grushin Joanna Hardman Kara Hazuda Daniel Kim Ashley Malooly Michael McCarron Claire O’Byrne Jaclyn Reifschneider Adam Sanders Matthew Sanders Jennifer Schumann |
| AP Scholars with Honor: | Sarish Ahmed Michael Bauer Alice Beattie Amanda Grimes Ashleigh Latonick David Sophrin Sanghee Suh |
| AP Scholar with Distinction: | Joseph Hernandez Kenneth Hopkins Ryan Kenaley Dennis McBrearty Jason Parrott Laura Paulus Andrew Petrov Dana Powell Sarah Salzenberg Aman Sharma Elizabeth Shenkle Hilary Sophrin |
| AP State Scholar: | Aman Sharma |
| AP National Scholar: | Ryan Kenaley |
| Presidential Scholar Nominee: | Alice Beattie |
Alexis I. duPont High School
Student Accomplishments
2003-04
- 2 National Merit Finalists (Ryan Kenaley, Elizabeth Shenkle)
- 2 Presidential Scholars Candidates (Ryan Kenaley, Elizabeth Shenkle)
- 4 National Merit Commended Students (Joanna Hardman, Dennis McBrearty, Dana Powell, Sarah Salzenberg)
- 16 AP Scholars (Daniel Ball, Hiu Choi, Nancy Duan, Daniel Kim, Eugene Kim, Amy Laughlin, Kelly McConnell, Lauren Moreno, Jennifer Olmstead, Eugene Paulus, Stefanie Perrella, Dana Powell, Elizabeth Shenkle, Hilary Sophrin, Richard Whitlock, Shuang Xie)
- 7 AP Scholars with Honor (Mark Banyai, Ryan Best, Kristin Carter, Rachel Crowe, Annabel Ferguson, Dennis McBrearty, Jason Parrott)
- 13 AP Scholars with Distinction (Stephen Bauer, Vincent Buerger, Charisse Cox, Daniel Hilgart, Navarun Jagatpal, Ryan Kenaley, Michael Lott, Kaitlin McLean, Maya Prakash, Stephanie Ruiter, Elizabeth Russell, Aman Sharma, Stephanie Woods)
- 3 National AP Scholars (Stephen Bauer, Daniel Hilgart, Michael Lott)





