J. P. McCaskey is the only high school in the county where students have the opportunity to participate in a rigorous academic program sponsored by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).
Graduates with an IBO diploma are sought after by top colleges and universities throughout the world.
Below are the names and a brief description of the eleven students who received their IBO diplomas as a year end ceremony:
David Bishop – David is attending the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University and plans to major in Near Eastern Studies. David is a member of the National Honor Society.
Sarah Coco – Sarah is attending Oberlin College. Sarah is a member of the National Honor Society.
John Gallagher – John is attending Dickinson College and is an economics major. John is a member of the National Honor Society.
Katherine Herzog – Katherine is attending the University of Pennsylvania is and considering a major in Environmental Studies. Katherine is a member of the National Honor Society.
Rachel Hinnenkamp – Rachel is attending Hobart and WilliamSmithColleges where she is considering majoring in biology. Rachel is a member of the National Honor Society.
Ahmad Hussein – Ahmad is attending Franklin & MarshallCollege and is considering Biology as his major. Ahmad is a member of the National Honor Society.
Martin Leboo – Martin is attending the University of Nairobi where he is an Economics major. Regretfully, Martin is not able to be with us this morning. Martin is a member of the National Honor Society.
Elle Moore – Elle is attending NorthwesternUniversity where she is majoring in Biology. Elle is a member of the National Honor Society.
Linh Tran – Linh is attending Franklin & Marshall College. She is considering pre-med or Biology as her major. Linh is a member of the National Honor Society.
Karla Verkouw – Karla is attending Dartmouth College. She has not chosen a major. Karla is a member of the National Honor Society.
Rachel Weeber – Rachel is attending Grove CityCollege where she is a Molecular Biology major. Rachel is a member of the National Honor Society.
Faculty members Paul Richer and Susanne Anderson are the IBO Coordinator and the Student Activities Coordinator respectively.
Superintendent of Schools Pedro Rivera and J. P. McCaskey Principal Dwight Nolt addressed the ceremony. IBO candidates from the class of 2010 attended.
While congrats to the students are in order, do the parents and administrators of McCaskey high school think these college placements would have been unattainable without IB? Was it worth spending $200,000 a year for 11 students?
University of Nairobi, huh? Interesting choice. The Christmas Underwear bomber was an IB Diploma graduate. Grad school in Yemen, perhaps?
Editor’s response: Although a select group of eleven received the IB diplomas, scores of others benefited from taking many of qualifying classes. Some equally talented students choose not to fulfill all of the arduous course requirements.
Congratulations to all the students!! You really have accomplished a lot. As and IB Mom I know it was hard work and you should be very proud of yourselves for making it happen! And parents, congrats to you also for your support of your child. You’ve done well also.
Don’t pay any mind to “Anonymous”. It’s nothing personal against you guys, she just doesn’t have a clue what it takes to be successful in this rigorous program and what an accomplishment it really is to do what you guys have done.
Enjoy your success and congratulations!