One Hundred Sixty-Two Students Named AP Scholars at Dutch Fork High!

AP® SCHOLAR AWARDS

For Immediate Release
Contact: Robert S. Jackson, Ed. S., Assistant Principal for Instruction

Date: September 14, 2010

One hundred sixty-two students at Dutch Fork 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^® (AP^®) Exams.

            The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program^® (AP^®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.8 million high school students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

Students took AP Exams in May 2010 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 Dutch Fork High School:

Nazia Tabassum has been designated as the South Carolina State Scholar. This award is granted to one male and female student in each U.S. state and the district of Columbia with scores of three or higher on the greatest number of AP exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.

Eighteen students 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.  These students are:  Marc-Olivier Blais, Andres Contreras Vega, Aubree L. Decoteau, Kristina M. Drake, Joshua C. Johnson, Matthew C. Koon-Stack, Adam R. Kuhn, Ang Li, Lauren E. Lowery, Lawrence Lucas, Mark A. Morgan, Travis M. Orr, Rebecca A. Ready, Joseph B. Studemeyer, Nazia Tabassum, Benjamin R. Wagner, Matthew J. Williams, and Trevor H. Williams.

Fifty-seven 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: Michelle A. Arms, Marc-Olivier Blais, Andres Contreras Vega, Jillian M. Cothran, Aubree L. Decoteau, Jennie M. DeWitt, Kristina M. Drake, Alexandra C. Drye, Fredrick R. Gallant, Sarah B.Grosse,

Benjamin R. Gustafson, Kourtland B. Haile, Delaney D. Horel, Kristina L. Izett, Joshua C. Johnson, Priyanka S. Juneja, Nicholas J. Klein, Hannah M. Knowles, Matthew C. Koon-Stack, Adam R. Kuhn, Ang Li, Jeonghyun Lim, Lauren E. Lowery, Lawrence Lucas, Mary K. Macklen, Laura E. Mansfield, Meghan A. Matlack, Mark A. Morgan, Aysha Mushtao, Kathleen L. Nisbet, Travis M. Orr, Anisha K. Patel, Kathryn J. Payne, Rebecca A. Ready, Jesse R. Richards, Davis C. Riddle, Kristen J. Rivers, Ashley K. Ruppel, Savannah J. Savage, Brett Smentek, Tyler T. Smith, Nicholas C. Sonek, Mark A. Stanton, David Stephens, Joseph B. Studemeyer, Evan Sutker, Nazia Tabassum, Thomas G. Tarter, Seth A. Thomas, Grace E. Tuttle, Tyler G. Vincent, Benjamin R. Wagner, Virginia E. Walker, Gloria Z. Wang, Matthew J. Williams, Trevor H. Williams, and Rebecca A. Zobel.

Twenty-eight 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: Simone N. Alston, Lucas J. Boncorddo, Kathleen T. Cao, Kelsey L. Carmichael, Sarah E. Chapman, Ivory Chen, Victoria C. Decroes, Tasneem A. Dossaji, Samuel D. Grosse, Jessica M Heron, Joshua R. Hilke, Paul J. Hill, Amy M. Hodgin, Robert K. Hofmann, Katie E. Jerald, Taylor Jeziorski, Grant G. Martz, Heather L. McGowan, Daniel D. Pardue, Rebecca E. Pittman, Jamie Ralston, Claire E. Richards, Kelly A. Saxby, Michael G. Shedd, Constance T. Smith, Kaitlyn R. Stevenson, Felician G. Stratmann, and Emily M. Zimovan.

Seventy-seven students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Benjamin T. Aaron, Robert C. Applegate, Carly W. Basinger, Rachael L. Baughman, Thomas J. Beaty, Rebecca C. Bellino, Kelsey Boyer, James B. Bryan, Bria O. Burgess, Alexis A. Clemens, Lauren E. Coloney, Elizabeth Condra, Dylan M. Cooper, Kelsea B. Downing, Zachary S. Duskin, Caitlyn D. Etherington, Tiara D. Felder, Elizabeth L. Filaseta, Robert A. Finney, Anna M. Gagnon, Amanda T. Gardner, Brandon T. Giles, Saahirah B. Goodwin, Christefan A. Green, Madison E. Hagerty, Amanda N. Hairston, Seema D. Harpalani, Carl P. Hust, Jennifer D. Iacono, Jasmine N. Jackson, Bradley E. Johnson, Carson L. Joye, Kelsey Kawamoto, Jessica L. Keasler, Jessica N. Kicklighter, Jonathan D. Klett, Jennifer M. Latta, Aubrey E. Leaman, Sterling P. Lecy, Jeffrey W. Leister, Auriel Matin, Jacob M. Mayberry, Anna M. McClintock, Tanner W. McLeod, Rozina Merchant, David A. Metz, Taylor E. Miller, James B. Mitchell, Justin A. Moore, Jed A. Newman, Benjamin D. Ott, Shawn N. Patel, Sallie K. Pensa, Elaina C. Perez, Lexi A. Plattenburger, Kailey Porter, Levy A. Price, Keri S. Richardson, Nidah Rizvi, Cameron N. Sandel, Georgiana D. Sellers, Aaron J. Siegel, Sarah C. Snedecor, Kyle L. Spirek, Kyle K. Srimoungchanh, Robert B. Statler, Jesse M. Tetreault, Courtney M. Thomas, Jessica K. Thompson, Jessica Tobey, William C. Tolar, Jessica A. Torres, Allyson T. Von Kannel, Zachry Z. Wang, Natasha L. Weese, Scott M. Winters, and  Sara A. Witherspoon.

Of this year’s award recipients at Dutch Fork High School, seventy-five are sophomores or juniors: Benjamin T. Aaron, Simone N. Alston, Carly W. Basinger, Rachael L. Baughman, Rebecca C. Bellino,

Lucas J. Boncorddo, James B. Bryan, Bria O. Burgess, Kelsey L. Carmichael, Sarah E. Chapman, Ivory Chen, Alexis A. Clemens, Elizabeth N. Condra, Dylan M. Cooper, Jillian M. Cothran, Tasneem A. Dossaji, Caitlyn D. Etherington, Fredrick R. Gallant, Brandon T. Giles, Benjamin R. Gustafson, Jessica M Heron, Joshua R. Hilke, Paul J. Hill, Delaney D. Horel, Carl P. Hust, Jennifer D. Iacono, Katie E. Jerald, Taylor Jeziorski, Bradley E. Johnson, Carson L. Joye, Kelsey Kawamoto, Hannah M. Knowles, Jennifer M. Latta, Aubrey E. Leaman, Sterling P. Lecy, Jeffrey W. Leister, Jeonghyun Lim, Lawrence Lucas, Mary K. Macklen, Laura E. Mansfield, Meghan A. Matlack, Jacob M. Mayberry, Tanner W. McLeod, Rozina Merchant, Taylor E. Miller, James B. Mitchell, Justin A. Moore, Aysha Mushtao, Kathleen L. Nisbet, Shawn N. Patel, Daniel D. Pardue, Elaina C. Perez, Lexi A. Plattenburger, Claire E. Richards, Jesse R. Richards, Nidah Rizvi, Ashley K. Ruppel, Cameron N. Sandel, Kelly A. Saxby, Georgiana D. Sellers, Michael G. Shedd, Tyler T. Smith, Nicholas C. Sonek, Kyle L. Spirek, Kaitlyn R. Stevenson, Courtney M. Thomas, Seth A. Thomas, Jessica A. Torres, Grace E. Tuttle, Tyler G. Vincent, Gloria Z. Wang, Zachry Z. Wang, Natasha L. Weese, Emily M. Zimovan, Rebecca A. Zobel. 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.

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