The College Board recently named 226 Charles County Public Schools students as Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college level Advanced Placement Program exams.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program offers high school students the opportunity to take challenging college level courses to receive college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP exams. About 17 percent of more than
one million high school students in more than 15,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP exams in May 2011 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student performance on AP exams.
Seven students qualified for the National AP Scholar award. They are Erin Hood, La Plata High School; Katherine Huber, La Plata; Matthew Koontz, La Plata; Colin Qualters, La Plata; Shaun Gardiner, McDonough High School; Erin Chapman, North Point High School; and
Nicholas Teleky, North Point. National AP Scholars receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
Thirty-nine 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. They are:
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Jessica E. Davis, Henry E. Lackey High School;
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Michael Hobgood, Lackey;
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Chad Myers, Lackey;
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Jessica Andreas, La Plata;
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Nathan Bonnin, La Plata;
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Michael Bradford, La Plata;
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Steven Burroughs, La Plata;
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Max Flerlage, La Plata;
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Elizabeth Hair, La Plata;
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Erin Hood, La Plata;
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Katherine Huber, La Plata;
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John Jarboe, La Plata;
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Matthew Koontz, La Plata;
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Colin Qualters, La Plata;
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Casey Rollins, La Plata;
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Alexander Smith, La Plata;
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Shelby Smith, La Plata;
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