Division, MacArthur Lauds AP Scholars

Submitted by Levittown School District

Photo: Division Avenue School (L) and MacArthur School scholars.

The College Board has recognized 190 Levittown School District students from both Division Avenue and MacArthur high schools as Advanced Placement Scholars for exceptional achievement on the May 2014 national exams.

• 103 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by receiving a 3 or higher on three or more exams.
• 43 students received the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams.
• 44 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 4 or higher on five or more of these exams.
• Savvas Papadopoulos and Lyndsey Petrofsky from Division Avenue High School and Belinda Grunfeld and Brian Zilli from MacArthur High School (Class of 2014) received the highest designation of National AP Scholar by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
• AP courses completed with a score of 3 or higher on the final exam afford students the opportunity to earn college credit.