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Seabury Hall awards AP Capstone Diplomas to inaugural group of graduates

Recipients of Seabury Hall’s AP Capstone Diplomas and AP Seminar and Research Certificates are pictured. — Photo courtesy of Seabury Hall

Seabury Hall has conferred AP Capstone Diplomas to its inaugural group of 16 graduates, the school announced.

The AP Capstone Diploma program was piloted at Seabury Hall in the 2021-2022 school year and remains the only such program in Maui, according to a news release from the school.

The program is built on the foundation of two courses, AP Seminar, and AP Research, and is designed to complement and enhance the in-depth study experienced in other AP courses. Throughout the two courses, students develop skills that are used to conduct independent inquiry and research projects. Students identify a gap in knowledge in a topic they are interested in and choose a research question to explore throughout the year. The program culminates in a 5,000-word college-level paper and oral defense presentation.

To earn the AP Capstone Diploma, students must score a three or higher on at least four other AP courses and complete the AP Seminar and AP Research courses. The recipients are: Alara Berkmen, Lyn Chen, Luca Connor, Mia Davies, Mansa Devaki, Nikki Fernando, Camry Gach, Christiana Joiner, Evan Lipetz, Austin Lugo, Anthony Martin, Johnathan Ross Peck, Carter Rosenthal, Aina Sunshine-Frazier, Tyler Taguchi and Leela Waterford.

In addition to the 16 AP Capstone Diploma graduates, 20 students earned a score of three or more on the Seminar and Research courses and received the AP Seminar and Research Certificate. They are: Caroline Belew, Braydon Cabanilla, Bryce Churchill, Helena Colletta, Paris Doan, Grace Dowd, Hannah K. Drood, Prianna Dugied, Jadyn Gurley, MacKenzey Hammer, Agustina Hunziker, Rio Imperato, Sara Lampshire, Valentina Lewis, Siena Lickle, Bryanna Molina, Ginger Thomas, Darija Trumbo, Molly Vanden Bos and Olivia White.

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