364 students honored with AP Scholar Awards
The School District of Lee County recently announced that 364 students from the Class of 2026 have been honored with Advanced Placement Scholar Awards.
Two of those students earned the distinguished AP Capstone Diploma. The AP Capstone Diploma program helps students develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are essential to academic success.
To receive the AP Capstone Diploma, students must earn scores of three or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choice.
Class of 2025 AP Capstone Diploma recipients are:
• Madison Farrah, Riverdale High School
• Lorena Huang, Fort Myers High School
The AP Program Scholar Award recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP Exams. AP Scholar Awards have three levels: Scholar, Scholar with Honor, and Scholar with Distinction. Students at 11 high schools and Lee Virtual School were recognized.
Cape Coral High School
• 95 AP Scholar Awards
• 26 AP Scholar with Honor Awards
• 38 Scholar with Distinction Awards
Fort Myers High School
• 63 AP Scholar Awards
• 37 AP Scholar with Honor Awards
• 71 AP Scholar with Distinction Awards
Ida S. Baker High School
• 1 AP Scholar with Honor Award
Island Coast High School
• 3 AP Scholar Awards
• 1 AP Scholar with Distinction Award
Lee Virtual School
• 1 AP Scholar Award Mariner High School
• 2 AP Scholar Awards
• 1 AP Scholar with Honor Award
North Fort Myers High School
• 8 AP Scholar Awards
• 2 AP Scholar with Honor Awards
• 3 AP Scholar with Distinction Awards
More information about the School District’s advanced program offerings is available online at leeschools.net.