Feel Good Story: 19 TMHS Students Excel Earning the Prestigious AP Capstone™ Diploma

September 13, 2024
19 TMHS Students Excel Earning the Prestigious AP Capstone™Diploma

Being able to balance rigorous coursework and projects, coupled with AP exams and extracurricular activities, Tomball ISD students continue to excel at the highest academic levels.

For 19 Tomball Memorial High School graduates from the Class of 2024, their hard work, relentless pursuit of excellence, and their commitment to academic achievement was acknowledged by College Board being named an AP Capstone™Diploma recipient.

AP Capstone™ is a diploma program from College Board based on two yearlong AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. Congratulations to these Diploma recipients:

• Kaelyn Bouwens, Diploma
• Isabel Daum, Diploma
• Sergio Esteves, Diploma
• Natalie LoGuidice, Diploma
• Anajani Malhotra, Diploma
• Ahmed Malik, Diploma
• Ishaan Masilamony, Diploma
• Daniela Medina, Diploma
• Sophie Mejia, Diploma
• Jack Murphy, Diploma
• Abby Omelan, Diploma
• Kyle Rude, Diploma
• Bentley Spainhoward, Diploma
• Meagan Stumph, Diploma
• Priyanka Sugumar, Diploma
• Aaron Tharp, Diploma
• Keagan Tran, Diploma
• Jaressy Umanzor, Diploma
• Olivia Vatuna, Diploma

To earn the AP Capstone™Diploma, students must have scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP Exams of their choosing. 

“Earning an AP Capstone™Diploma means that a student devoted most or all of their high school career to rigorous coursework,” said Canita Lee, TMHS AP Capstone™teacher. “These students are more than ready for the collegiate experience and they have conducted the level of scholarship expected of an undergraduate or graduate student. An AP Capstone™student is a critical thinker, a generous collaborator, and an accomplished academic who can excel at the highest levels of education.”

Not only do students have the opportunity to earn an AP Capstone™Diploma, but also an AP Capstone™Certificate. Five TMHS students from the Class of 2024 earned this distinction.

• Tristyn Bailey, Certificate
• Ava Fletcher, Certificate
• Amenda Mau, Certificate
• Sophie Schmitz, Certificate
• Hayley-Jo Smith, Certificate

To earn the AP Capstone™Certificate, students must have completed and earned AP credit for AP Seminar and AP Research.

“My pride in my students is boundless,” said Lee. “I know how very hard they all worked to grow their skills, to build and implement their research studies, and to publish their findings. It is very gratifying to see that they now have the opportunity to be recognized for the hard work and commitment they put into their own learning and into the AP Capstone™Program.”