Bellefontaine High School is proud to be one of approximately 2,200 schools participating in the AP Capstone Diploma program, a project-based learning experience valued by colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world.
During the 2021-22 school year, two BHS students earned the AP Capstone Diploma and five have earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
Morgan Burden and Milah Hunt, both BHS Class of 2022 graduates, were awarded the AP Capstone Diploma by earning scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research, and on four additional AP Exams.
Fellow 2022 graduates Liam Harris, Cadence Latimer, Brielle Shultz, Gabby Stolly and Makayla Young were awarded the AP Seminar and Research Certificate by earning scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research.The AP Capstone Diploma program is in its third year at BHS and helps students to develop critical thinking, research, collaboration, and presentation skills that are critical to academic success.
“We are very proud of our students who took on the challenge of participating in the AP Capstone Diploma program. These students did not shy away from this academic rigor and we are ecstatic about their success,” said Gifted Coordinator Angie Horvath.
“Our AP Capstone students and teachers, Emily Clinehens and Jim Robinson, continue to show extraordinary commitment to a very strenuous program. These meaningful college readiness courses will serve our students well after high school.”
Worldwide, approximately 14,100 students earned the AP Capstone Diploma, and 9,200 earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate.
“It’s very exciting for our seven students to be included in this elite group,” Horvath said.
Unlike traditional AP subject exams with a single end-of-year assessment, AP Seminar and AP Research assessments are project based and evaluate skills mastery through group projects, presentations, and individual essays completed throughout the year.
Instead of focusing on one specific academic discipline, AP Seminar and AP Research are interdisciplinary: students are empowered to create research projects based on topics of personal interest and they are assessed on the critical thinking, research, collaboration, time management, and presentation skills needed to complete their projects.