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AP Scholar Awards

AP Scholar Awards Posted on 08/19/2026 The School District of Lee County is proud to announce 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 3 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 Cypress Lake High School 12 AP Scholar Awards 6 AP Scholar with Honor Awards 4 Scholar with Distinction Awards Dunbar High School 12 AP Scholar Awards 4 AP Scholar with Honor Awards 4 Scholar with Distinction Awards Fort Myers High School 63 AP Scholar Awards 37 AP Scholar with Honor Awards 71 AP Scholar with Distinction Awards Gateway High School 1 AP Scholar with Distinction Award 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 Lehigh Senior High School 2 AP Scholar with Honor Awards 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 Riverdale High School 25 AP Scholar Awards 1 AP Scholar with Honor Award 5 AP Scholar with Distinction Awards More information about the School District’s advanced program offerings email facebook twitter