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Shepard sets new record for Advanced Placment Scholars
Most students enrolled, most exams passed, and now most scholars honored by The College Board
Shepard High School proudly announces that 61 of its current students or May 2016 graduates qualified as Advanced Placement Scholars. This nearly doubles the total last year of 33.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement 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 AP exams.
The College Board honors outstanding performances on AP exams with several levels of recognition. The following students received recognition as A.P. Scholars.
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A.P. Scholar (scores of at least ‘3’ on three or more exams) – Randall Barnes, Mark Bomberry, Ahniya Butler, Kevin Callahan, Sara Campione, Victoria Castanon, John Clohessy, Dylan Doidge, William Fitzgerald, Matthew Gibson, Alex Gowaski, Abigail Graham, Caroline Graham, Ahmad Hamdan, Karsyn Hettlinger, Taylor Hoekstra.
Also, Max Jones, Connor Kapala, Tim Kruse, David Lawondo-Reddy, Troy Magpantay, Tom McInerney, Ben Meyer, Joe Monahan, Angeline Schulist, Abigail Schultz, Margaret Sera, Oluwatobi Sogebi, Maulika Thakkar, Emma Toomey, Hannah Vasil, Stephanie Wasag, Caleb Washington, Hayden Wiest, Marley Wiest, John Wolniak, Talah Womack-Hayes, Kendall Yerkes.
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AP Scholar with Honor (average score of at least 3.25 on all exams, scores of ‘3’ or higher on at least four exams) – Daniel Becker, Victoria Churin, Anthony Crespo, Michael Cuzco, Alison Elzinga, Michael Graham, Ednan Gusic, Valeria Hernandez, Hannah Horstmann, Tim Komperda, Jacob McGrath, Paul Milkus, Aleck Poradowski, Janet Santoyo, Zach Sierzaga, Saul Tototzintle, and Jacob Zuiker.
AP Scholar with Distinction (average score of at least 3.5 on all exams and scores of ‘3’ or higher on five or more) – Natalie Bruce, Veronica Jacobson, Jacob Nolan, Nathan Sanchez, Kylie Sterling, and Jacob Vander Weele.
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.
Caption: Current Shepard students who qualified as AP Scholars.
