SHS Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

Thirty-nine students at Stonington High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides willing 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 for successful performances on the AP Exams.  About 18 percent of the 1.8 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on AP exams.

Ten 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 Jennifer Brant, Mikaela Gillick, Scott Hallamore, Elizabeth Luketich, Lauren McCue, Rebecca Moore, Oscar Nordness, Thea O’Lari, Erin Skeens, and John Wostrel (Class of 2011).

Seven 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 scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.   These students are Mary Kate Connelly, Charles Fayal, Eli Miner, Thomas Riordan, Sara Santos, Mary Kate Tobin, and Lia Vann (Class of 2011).

Twenty-two students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher.  The AP Scholars are Mitchel Apatow, Claire Chambers, Spencer Dodd, Emily Hutter, Elizabeth Johnstone, Briana Minicucci, Marisa Moody, Brian Murphy, Ellen Petersen, Meghan Pettini, Matthew Sanford, Alyssa Smallridge, Emma Sugar, and Aki Yamamoto (Class of 2011), MacKenzie Angus, Christopher Blanchard, Andrew Han, Jordana McCallen, Jennifer McMillan, Alexander Schroeder, Erika Towne, and Devin White (Class of 2012).

Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admission process.  Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,800 colleges and universities annually receive AP scores.  Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

Congratulations to all these AP Scholars.

Information provided in a press release.