Students at the five diocesan high schools have been named AP scholars, as well as National Merit semifinalists. The National Merit Scholarship competition begins with the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test, taken in the fall of junior year. Of the approximately 1.6 million entrants, only 15,000 become finalists.
Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School in Dumfries
National AP scholars: Mason Notz and Katherine Taylor
93 total AP scholars
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria
81 total AP scholars
National AP scholars: Braden Hoagland and Christopher Nguyen
National Merit semifinalist: Timothy App
Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington
157 total AP scholars
National AP scholars: Matthew Ehlers, Zehao Li, Grace Marinaro, Caitlin Mea, Anne Sampogna, Holden Snyder and Selene Swanson
St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax
108 total AP scholars
National AP Scholars: Nicolas Bocock, Sarah D’Esopo, Daniel Jacobs, Samantha Kelly, Seung Yun Lee and Theresa Sheehan
National Merit semifinalists: Chloe Martin, Maria Rechter and Theresa Sheehan
Seton School in Manassas
National AP scholars: Sean Kellogg, Joseph LaVigne and Caitlin Orr
