College Board Recognizes 28 USJ Students as AP Scholars
Twenty-eight students at University School of Jackson 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 in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.
University School offers 16 Advanced Placement courses and requires students to take the AP exams in order to get AP credit on their transcripts. Last spring, for example, USJ students took a total of 145 AP exams with an 88 percent passage rate.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on the AP exams.
• Earning the AP Scholar with Distinction Award were: Krista Douglass, Lauren Dowling, Joey Easterling, Matthew Haynes, Aya Kato, William Lewis, Keith Nord, Ashika Odhav, and Brennan Torstrick. These students earned an average grade of 3.5 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of those exams.
• Earning the AP Scholar with Honor Award were: Laura Burton, Laura Kruelle, Andrew LeCroy, Hunter Meriwether, Kathryn Treneff, and Erin Wyatt. These students earned 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.
• Earning the AP Scholar Award were: Sarah Ayers, Chelsey Beal, Hunter Bratton, Katherine Burton, Thomas Egan, Ben Gaines, Daniel Grimm, Alex Kurth, Misti Lewis, Neha Mehta, Greg Updike, Taylor West, and Logan Williams. These students have completed three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher.
Advanced Placement Scholars
(# of Students/Grade Mean)
|
Year
|
Scholars
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w/Honor
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w/Distinction
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Total
|
|
2007
|
13/3.28
|
6/3.86
|
9/4.00
|
28/3.67
|
|
2006
|
14/3.14
|
9/3.71
|
5/4.21
|
28/3.63
|
|
2005
|
18/3.22
|
9/3.73
|
9/4.00
|
36/3.63
|
|
2004
|
16/3.40
|
6/3.87
|
8/4.10
|
30/3.76
|
|
2003
|
18/3.47
|
4/3.59
|
6/4.19
|
28/3.72
|
|
2002
|
11/3.28
|
5/3.75
|
8/4.08
|
24/3.71
|
|
2001
|
11/3.11
|
2/4.08
|
10/4.13
|
23/3.70
|
|
2000
|
8/3.12
|
5/4.00
|
4/4.20
|
17/3.71
|
