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Six MHS seniors receive AP Scholar Awards
Oct. 29, 2008
Six Mohonasen High School seniors earned Advanced Placement (AP) Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the 2008 AP Exams.
These students were members of the class of 2008, which graduated last spring. However, the district just recently received notice that they received these awards.
The College Board's Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both. About 18 percent of the 1.6 million students worldwide who took AP Exams last year performed at a level high enough to be eligible for an AP Scholar Award.
AP Exams are scored on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the highest.
Two MHS students, Matthew Farrell and Catherine Shafarzek, 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.
Two students, Jonathan Cotugno and Brian Roscoe, 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.
And finally, two students, Alison Castle and Ryan Frederick, qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher.
Through 37 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college administration process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that our exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation's leading liberal arts and research institutions.
AP is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both, on the basis of successful AP Exam grades. This includes more than 90 percent of four-year institutions in the United States. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates then students who do not participate in AP.
