Five Cazenovia High School students scored perfect 100s on their New York State Regents examinations in United States History in June. Shao Demyttenaere, Nick Barna, Steven LaFever, Tony Koppers and Matt Regan were rewarded for their superb scholarship with a free dinner at the Brewster Inn.

The students were all members of Kurt Wheeler’s history class during 11th grade. Nineteen of Wheeler’s other Grade 11 students just missed the dinner by scoring 99 percent on their Regents exams.

Cazenovia High School history students performed superbly as a group during 2017 with 99 percent passing the Regents exam in United States History and 97 percent passing in Global History. An impressive 83 percent of the 11th grade students scored an 85 or higher on the U.S. exam while 69 percent of the sophomores achieved “mastery” by scoring an 85 or higher on the challenging Global History exam.

Cazenovia students also performed well on the college-level Advanced Placement examinations in World and U.S. History and in American Government and Politics. U.S. history students led the way with 78 percent scoring a 3, 4 or 5 on the rigorous test compared to the national average of about 50 percent.

The tradition of celebrating perfect scores on history Regents exams in Wheeler’s classes is now in its 18th year. The dinners are co-sponsored by the Brewster Inn each year as a way of encouraging academic excellence in our local schools.