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Twenty-eight earn AP Scholar Awards
Sep 26, 2005 2:35 PM
By Tannika King - Faculty
During the 2004-05 school year, 28 Darlington students earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
The College Board’s AP Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than one million high school students in more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at sufficiently high levels to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP Exams in May 2005 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the student’s performance on AP Exams.
At Darlington, seven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Ed Bonnyman (’05), Brandon Carroll (’05), Beau Griffith (’05), Davis Grizzard (’05), Peter Hjort, Kirk Riedling (’05) and Wil Tucker.
Six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Payton Bradford (’05), Leslie Goldberg (’05), Nick Lewis, Alan Luo (’05), Clark McGehee and Jessica Sloan (’05).
Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Kristi Buice (’05), Pinn Chaysiri (’05), Andrew Dodd, Brian Eberhard (’05), A.J. Evans, Allison Harbin (’05), Schell Hufstetler, Kyo Seo Kim, Kristin Kountz (’05), Anna Krueger, Nicholas LeCroy, Jacob Malone, Michelle-Marie Picon, Clarissa Rebman (’05) and James Withers.
Of the 2004-2005 award recipients at Darlington, 12 are now juniors or seniors and have the current school year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award.
Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. In 2005, 34 AP Exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions, except for the Studio Art exam, which evaluates students’ original artwork.
The College Board’s AP Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than one million high school students in more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at sufficiently high levels to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP Exams in May 2005 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the student’s performance on AP Exams.
At Darlington, seven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Ed Bonnyman (’05), Brandon Carroll (’05), Beau Griffith (’05), Davis Grizzard (’05), Peter Hjort, Kirk Riedling (’05) and Wil Tucker.
Six students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Payton Bradford (’05), Leslie Goldberg (’05), Nick Lewis, Alan Luo (’05), Clark McGehee and Jessica Sloan (’05).
Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Kristi Buice (’05), Pinn Chaysiri (’05), Andrew Dodd, Brian Eberhard (’05), A.J. Evans, Allison Harbin (’05), Schell Hufstetler, Kyo Seo Kim, Kristin Kountz (’05), Anna Krueger, Nicholas LeCroy, Jacob Malone, Michelle-Marie Picon, Clarissa Rebman (’05) and James Withers.
Of the 2004-2005 award recipients at Darlington, 12 are now juniors or seniors and have the current school year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award.
Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. In 2005, 34 AP Exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions, except for the Studio Art exam, which evaluates students’ original artwork.
