Private Main Line School Announces AP Scholars

Devon, PA, February 14, 2009 --(PR.com)-- More than half of Devon Preparatory School’s senior class has been named AP Scholar by the College Board. Thirteen of these young men were named AP Scholar with Distinction, 12 were named AP Scholar with Honor and five were named AP Scholar. All thirty students hail from the five county Philadelphia area and attend Devon Prep’s Main Line campus.

In addition two of these seniors, Patrick Mannion and J. Bradford Parkes, were named National AP Scholars. Students who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams are named National AP Scholars.

Devon Prep’s AP Scholars include:

AP Scholar with Distinction
Michael Baldassari of Worcester
Felix deRosen of Wayne
Brian Lefchak of Wayne
Benjamin Limoges of Chester Springs
Patrick Mannion of Malvern (National Scholar)
Sean McIntyre of Radnor
Christian Mirablie of Phoenixville
J. Bradford Parkes of Wayne (National Scholar)
Mark Rafferty of Devon
Alexander Sakers of Lansdale
William Schwarz of Phoenixville
Joseph Stormes of Strafford
Garrison Weaver of Newtown Square

AP Scholar with Honor
Salvatore Anzaldo of Drexel Hill
Christopher Doody of Radnor
Kevin Mucchetti of West Chester
Joseph Santos of Havertown
Walter Snook of West Chester

AP Scholar
Griffin Becker of Wynnewood
Andrew Bellwoar of Chester Springs
Christopher Caporale of West Chester
Christopher D’Aniello of Worcester
David Grashof of Chester Springs
Michael Livesey of Bryn Mawr
Sean Livesey of Bryn Mawr
Conor Logan of Newtown Square
James McParland of West Chester
Timothy Murphy of Drexel Hill
Aaron Rosania of Phoenixville
Richard Say of West Chester

These Devon Prep seniors 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 2008 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. It exposes students to college level material through involvement in an AP course and it gives them the opportunity to demonstrate that they have mastered it by taking an AP exam. Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit and/or advanced placement based on successful performances on the AP Exams.

Devon Prep, a private, Catholic, college preparatory school for young men in grades six to 12 is conducted by the Piarist Fathers. The school is located on a 20 acre campus on Philadelphia’s Main Line.

With an enrollment of nearly 300 students Devon Prep is one of the smallest private schools in the area yet it boasts one of the best academic reputations, which is demonstrated by the school’s successful Advanced Placement (AP) Program. The AP Program begins in the sophomore year and offers more than 17 courses in numerous subjects including history, biology, physics, English, geography and political science. For more information call Devon Prep Admissions at (610) 688-7337 or visit www.devonprep.com.

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