Shepard High School proudly announces that more than 50 of its current students or May 2015 graduates qualified as Advanced Placement Scholars.
Most of the current seniors who qualified as A.P. Scholars appear in the photo.
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.
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The College Board honors outstanding performances on AP exams with several levels of recognition. On the scale of 1 to 5, a grade of 3 earns a student a passing score. The following students received recognition as A.P. Scholars.
A.P. Scholar (pass 3+ exams)— Sara Al-Rashdan, David Atut, Alexander Bohm, Jessica Bomberry, Monica Bova, Macryan Caballero, Ivan Cabrera, Gabrielle Casillas, Kayla Cody, Michael Cuzco, Jordyn Czarny, Logan Dolehide, David Donnick, Ravon Gibson, Rebecca Gleich, Alexander Gowaski, Michael Graham.
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Also, Hannah Horstmann, Emily Jones, Jonathan Kalabich, Andrea Krolikowski, Tim Kruse, Mary Lippert, Kyle Longfield, Vince Martin, Nick Martinez, Jacob Nolan, Joanna Rangel, Michael Reddy, Janet Santoyo, Namra Shafi, Kyle Smith, Olawatomi Sogebi, Maulika Thakkar, Martha Turwon, Hanna Vasil, Sarah Wohler, John Wolniak.
A.P. Scholar with Honor (pass 4+ exams, average at least 3.25 on the 5.0 scale) - Eva Adomaityte, Nicole Alex, Natalie Bruce, Elizabeth Gallegos, Kiersten Mahler, Kyle McNamara, Aubrey Quick, Gabriella Ramirez, Jacob Vander Weele.
A.P. Scholar with Distinction (pass 5+ exams, average at least 3.5 on the 5.0 scale) - Sara Campione, Brandon DeChene, Nate Gibson, Trav Jarman, Cesar Jimenez, Antonio Martinez, Kyle Ruger, Zach Sierzega, Leeana Skuby, Hayden Wiest, and Jacob Zuiker.
National A.P. Scholar (average score of at least 4 on all A.P. exams taken; scores of 4+ on eight or more exams) - Nate Gibson, Kyle Ruger, Leeana Skuby.
More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades.
