Sixty-six (66) FCPS students earned the Advanced Placement (AP) ® Capstone Diploma and twenty-three (23) students earned the AP Seminar and Research Certificate™ during the 2020-2021 school year.

AP Capstone™ is a diploma program from the College Board based on two year-long AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research.  Both courses prepare students for college and career success through the development of critical thinking, academic research, collaboration, presentation, and time management skills.  Throughout the AP Capstone program, students study a variety of topics across multiple disciplines and have the flexibility to choose topics of personal interest to show mastery of critical thinking, research, and presentation skills.  Official AP Seminar and AP Research assessments include academic papers, multimedia presentations, and defense of findings.

FCPS AP Capstone students focused their research on a range of topics including: Examining gender’s role in audience perception of character, the effect of the transition to online learning on high school students’ sleep quantity and quality, and the extent of racial stereotyping in Twenty First-Century Blockbuster Romantic Comedies.

 

Chantilly High School AP Capstone Diploma Recipients

Bippert, Brian T.

Dhawan, Dhruv

Gayam, Sai Greeshma

Goodloe, Cameron T.

Gorthi, Gitika

Grindal, Olivia E.

Haney, Lilian A.

Khan, Keith M.

Khan, Minah

Molloy, Kaitlin E.

Nallanagula, Shouri N.

Rapaka, Mrudula

Rothleder, Simon P.

Santos Espino, Sharon N.

Singh, Kunsh K.

Tsai, Christine

Zen, Emily Y.

 

Chantilly High School  AP Seminar/Research Certificate

Qazi, Sarah

Ramich, Aidan C.

 

Fairfax High School AP Capstone Diploma Recipients

Goldberg, Jacob M.

Manchanda, Aashray

 

Lake Braddock Secondary AP Capstone Diploma Recipients

Bradecamp, Graace E.

Cvik, Ryan G.

Derrick, Gabrielle E.

Evans, Nicole A.

Jensen, Maksym B.

Punjabi, Vaishnavi N.

Samghouli, Yossra

White, Meredith P.

 

Lake Braddock Secondary School Seminar/Research Certificate

Bradecamp, Amelia M.

Hill, Sonya J.

Li, Rachael W.

Ponmakha, Maria Elayna A.

 

Madison High School AP Capstone Diploma

Astell, Maren C.

Cobb, Benham Z.

Gopavaram, Srija R.

Kramer, Naomi L.

Rothrock, Emily A.

Shannon Aidan B.

Somashekhar, Divya

Swan, Courtney R.

 

Madison High School Seminar/Research Certificate

Bingi, Louize

Grage, Haley J.

Kim, Elizabeth Y.

Lowe, Emily C.

Mathis, Brianna R.

Nguyen, Vera

Pastor, Nataly A.

 

Oakton High School AP Capstone Diploma

Batbaatar, Maral

Chen, Sydney N.

Jammalamadaka, Sahithi

Jones, Andrew P.

Khan, Sameeha, N.

Kimble, Andrew J.

Kraden, Abigail E.

Liberace, Ava E.

Nyhart, Chloe T.

Razavi, Sara

Rico, Sydney L.

Sheifer, Daniel A.

Vemuru, Akshitha

Wilson, Kylie B.

 

Oakton High School Seminar/Research Certificate

Capalbo, Jacqueline R.

Fugh, Emily

 

West Springfield High School AP Capstone Diploma Recipients

Bruenjes, Elizabeth J.

Kim, Daniel W.

Kolva, Lucas R.

Moore, Nicholas R.

Skahen, Allyson H.

Song, Vincent K.

Voitsekhovski, Pyotr M.

 

West Springfield HS Seminar/Research Certificate

Lincoln, Lionel N.

Sharma, Sukriti

 

Hayfield Secondary School Seminar/Research Certificate

Dressbach, Fiona A.

Kiefer, Ryan C.

Mohney, Elizabeth M.

Viguera Butler, Prince I.