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 AP 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
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