MBA Recognized for 93 AP Scholars

AP Scholars 2011 – 2012

AP SCHOLAR AWARDS

Ninety-three students at Montgomery Bell Academy earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams for the 2011-2012 school year.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides willing 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 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. In each of these categories, our students in 2011-2012 exceeded the numbers in the same categories from the previous year.

Thirteen students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of theses exams. These students are: Myles Anderson, David Arteaga, Zach Chen, Andrew Fortugno, Augie Houghton, Michael Kosson, Daniel Mace, Bryan Oslin, Preston Palm, Karthik Sastry, Joe Scherrer, Will Stewart, and Edward Wilson.

Forty-eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are: Matt Anderson, Myles Anderson, David Arteaga, Weston Bell, John Mark Bellet, Scott Blackwell, Adam Bowman, Paul Brazil, Wills Brooks, Tom Bu, Palmer Campbell, Zach Chen, Hunter Crabtree, Gray Curtis, Maclin Davis, Austin Doebler, Rob Edwards, John Elam, Noah Fardon, Andrew Fortugno, Lucas Fortune, Blair Griffin, Kelly Haselton, Trent Holbrook, Rett Hooper, Robert Hoover, Augie Houghton, Michael Kosson, Alan Liang, Bradley Long, Daniel Mace, Will McFadden, John Mellow, Hamilton Millwee, Bryan Oslin, Preston Palm, Daniel Peters, Anderson Rader, Karthik Sastry, Joe Scherrer, Marshall Sorenson, Will Stewart, Baker Swain, George Swenson, Hunter Tidwell, Kevin Wang, Jack Whitson, and Edward Wilson.

Twenty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are: Daniel Bellet, Galen Bullington, Timothy Bulso, Collin Caldwell, Scott Dalton, Harris Elledge, Greylon Gawaluck, Chris Habermann, Alex Hagar, Adam Hawiger, Chris Hooks, McLean Hudson, Andrew Karpos, Mark Lowe, Sam Martin, Jonathan McClellan, Henry Richardson, Joseph Robinson, Jonathan Siktberg, Nathan Stinson, Eric Walsh, Falkner Werkhaven, and William Yang.

Twenty-two students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Jamie Bradshaw, Blake Burns, Clay Cauble, Andrew Dupuis, Robert Forcum, Barry, Goldsmith, Andrew Graham, Benjamin Haynes, Furman Haynes, Adam Hobbs, Hayden Holliman, Grey Jones, Jamie Joyce, Tom Kaiser, Jake Macey, David Maynard, Sal Neglia, Will Peffen, Parrish Preston, Proctor McKay, Davidson White, and Connor Yakushi.

Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admission 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 3,800 colleges and universities annually receive AP scores. Most four-year colleges into eh United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. 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 have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board is composed of more than 5,700 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,00 high schools, and 8,300 colleges throughout major programs and services in college readiness, college admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid and enrollment. Among its widely recognized programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT, the Advanced Placement Program (AP), SpringBoard and ACCUPLACER. 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.