New AP Scholar Awards at CVHS

Forty-Four students at Carnegie Vanguard High have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.

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 the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP Exams in May 2007 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
At Carnegie:

Michael Paras qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. 

Thirteen 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 Shai Bernstein, Joshua Cantor-Stone, Andrew DeRosa, Neal Ehardt, Robin Logsdon, Michael Paras, Stephen Paulsen, Aaron Picus, Noah Pryor, Claire Robinson, Timothy Vaughan, Tristan Vrolijk, and Steven White.

Twelve 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 grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are Suzanne Arrington, Jenny Kutner, Eric Lew, Kathleen McGlasson, Jordan Morgan, Taylor Rhoades, Saul Rubio, Elin Shaddox, Catherine Sobieski, Rachel Vogel, Samuel Wilburn, and Dylan Yamada. .

Nineteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Matthew Becker, Sanders Butler, Ken Docekal, Emily Estes, Jesse Farek, Meredith Fletcher, Laura Gonzalez, Joy Hewitt, Amanda Hoak, Evan Hoovestol, Anna Johnson, Jordan Jones, John Ly, Mackenzie Massey, Bradley McCaslin, Jacxelyn Moran, William, Seward, Carmen Sullivan, Jarrod White.

Of this year’s award recipients at Carnegie, twenty-three were sophomores or juniors:  Andrew DeRosa, Timothy Vaughan, Suzanne Arrington, Jenny Kutner, Eric Lew, Kathleen McGlasson, Taylor Rhoades, Saul Rubio, Elin Shaddox, Rachel Vogel, Samuel Wilburn, Dylan Yamada, Sanders Butler, Ken Docekal, Jesse Farek, Meredith Fletcher, Joy Hewitt, Evan Hoovestol, John Ly, Mackenzie Massey, Bradley McCaslin, Carmen Sullivan, and Jarrod White.  These students have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award.

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. In 2007, thirty-seven AP Exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving or oral response) questions (except for the Studio Art exam which evaluates students’ original artwork).

The College Board is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,200 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, and the Advanced Placement Program (AP). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.