By Gary Lloyd
Fifty-eight Hewitt-Trussville High School students have earned the College Board’s Advanced Placement Program Scholar awards in recognition of their achievement on AP exams.
Eight students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more AP exams. These students are Grace Bruton, Costa Christopoulos, Jerry Fields, Celia Rudd, Brian Russell, Jessica Vaughn, Robert Waldrep and Ginger Woods.
Nine 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 AP exams. These students are Hannah Allen, William Brown, Madelaine Julbert, Sagar Modi, Luther Owens, Sarah Pate, Syed Raza, Daniel Stubbs and William Waldrep.
There were 41 students that qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with scores of 3 or higher. They are Taylor Allen, Kirk Bednar, Marlie Brasseur, Claire Brien, Scott Buksa, Brittany Collins, Payton Davis, Devante Dawson, Danny Do, Carson Foster, Darby Franklin, Rachel Fuller, Nicole Gallups, Amber Gibson, Connor Grove, Brian Heinzman, Autumn Helton, Eric Hollingsworth, Sallie Latta, Shelby Lucas, Tyler Martin, Carly Mashburn, Jordan Metheny, Ciara Morgan, Charles Musulman, Nicole Newman, Jacob Permar, Paresa Rahimi, Emilee Richards, Austin Seeley, Lauren Silverwood, Gavin Slay, Haley Smith, Connor Staggs, Micah Starnes, William Sugden, Justin Tully, Rachel Vise, Kelley Ward, Sean Williamson and Matt Wood.
Of the award recipients, 22 were sophomores or juniors.
“This is so wonderful,” Trussville City Schools Superintendent Pattie Neill said.
AP exams are scored on a 1 through 5 scale, with 5 being the highest score. Research shows that students who score a 3 or higher typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.
AP English teacher Jennifer Cardwell said it is “very rewarding” when students let her know that they have received an award.
“It’s such a big deal,” she said.
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