Chi-Hi students earn AP scholar distinction
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 10:05 AM CST
For the Herald
Twenty-nine students at Chippewa Falls Senior High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program 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 2008 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.
Five 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 Class of 2008 graduates Marla Brown, Alyssa Hopkins, Laura Reich, Stephanie Tadayon and Heather Walicki.
Nine 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 Class of 2008 graduates Joseph Anderson, Rebecca Carlson, Cole Cook, Marian Lea, Benjamin Magyar, Phillip Martin, Eric Stephenson, Eli Stoll and Megan Ward.
Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Class of 2009 (current seniors) members Susan Endres, Benjamin Fuller, Jacob Schindler and Rochelle Stiles; and Class of 2008 graduates Benjamin Arneberg, Haley Christensen, Bridget Geissler, Anthony Gunderson, Adam Kern, Gabrielle Korb, Meagan McAlister, Justin Michael, Nathan Sandomierski, Alec Schindler and Owen Szulgit.
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 5,400 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.
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