Students at five Catholic high schools in the Diocese of Arlington have been named Advanced Placement scholars and 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 Potomac Shores
89 AP scholars
2 National AP scholars: Michael Daly and Christopher Escamilla
3 National Merit semifinalists: Zachary Elliott, Lucas Haddock and Benjamin Raffier
Bishop Ireton High School in Alexandria
72 AP scholars
National AP scholars: Annemarie Caballero and John Eastman
National Merit semifinalists: Grace Fisher and Samantha Fisher
Bishop O’Connell High School in Arlington
160 AP Scholars
National AP scholars: Ryan Bhojwani, Peter Colevas, Emily Major and Alexander White
St. Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax
82 AP scholars
National AP scholars: Abigail Andrade, Teresa Baumann, Nicholas Rouck, Theresa Sheehan and Devon Zavacky
Seton School in Manassas
4 AP scholars