Fifteen students at Winfield 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 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.
At Winfield High School:
Six 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 Hilary Barbour, Nathan Bosie, Joel Finney, Jonathan Rankin, Taylor Stevenson and Aaron Wasko.
Jared Albright 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.
Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Nolan Astrab, Jimmie Butler, Hannah Grammon, Nicholas Namphengsone, Ryan Rinehart-Taylor, Scott Thomas, Craig Turner, and Peter Weinert.
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).