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Ninety-two BCHS students earn Advanced Placement recognition
Release Date: Sept. 23, 2009

More than 90 BCHS students earned recognition from The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® for their performance on AP exams during the 2008-09 school year.

The AP® program 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 nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.

At Bethlehem Central High School, five students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are Margaret Chu, Jeffrey Fossett, James Moody, Xiaoxi Niu and Ryan State.

Thirty-three 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 Sree Addepalli, Alexander Anneling, Sarah Aronson, Thomas Bell, Margaret Chu, Michael Dymond, Jessica Fiore, Jeffrey Fossett, Benjamin Greenman, Peixuan Guo, Spencer Gyory, Jesse Hoffman, Adam Kohl, Yufan Lin, Madeline Magin, Thomas Matthews, Jared Mayron, Leland Mayron James Moody, Michael Mosher, Xiaoxi Niu, Daniel Redwood, Ariel Rodriguez, Caroline Sloat, Stephen Smith, Ryan State, Joshua Steiner, Samuel Stern, Thomas Swift, Seth Tobolsky, Layla Wolfgang, Kristen Yates and Ruois Zhou.

Twenty-four 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. Thirty-five students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars with Honors are Ezekiel Barnett, Benjamin Bloodstein, John Bossung, Megan Brodzik, Garrett Duffy, Evan Finkle, Alisa Hand, Daniel Hart, Joseph Hartunian, Marie Kalet, Michelle Kennedy, Rebecca Lewis, Maxwell Lyons, Matthew Mazzella, Devin ohanlon, Rachel Porter, Michael Rice, James Roberts, David Rosen, Kathryn Schimanski, John Slattery, Matthew Weiss, Shuming Zhang and Rachael Zima.

The students who qualified for the AP Scholar Award are: Andrew Bettinger, Jesse Bryant, Paul Buehler, Jessica Carroll, Matthew Clarkson, Benjamin Conti, Michael Costello, Patrick Cullen, Doron Epstein, Ryan Ference, Lindsay Fitzpatrick, Kyle Gross, Sarah Hooper, Daniel Ibanez, Alexander Keefer, Kevin Kennedy, Lucas Martin, Rebecca Nordhauser, Connor O’Hearn, Amy Olinzock, Ryan Prinzo, Sampson Reider, Gregory Richards, Neil Robertson, Austin Santoro, Dilpreet Saran, Gretchen Schwab, Meghan Seely, Joseph Spath, Corey Steiner, Samuel Stewart, Gilbert Strizich, Lauren Sutkowski, Alexander Walsh and Rebecca White.

Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,600 colleges and universities annually receive AP grades. Over 90 percent of four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or placement for qualifying exam grades. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

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 5,600 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college readiness, 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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