52 McCracken Co. Students Earn AP Scholar Awards

Fifty-two students from McCracken County High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement onAdvance Placement (AP) Exams for the 2014-2015 school year.

Three 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. The AP Scholars with Distinction are: Hannah Newberry, Caleigh Propes and Zachary Stone.

Fifteen 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. The AP Scholars with Honors are: Rachel Alford, Elizabeth Brown, Barton Christmas, Evan Dowell, Ian Lewis, Haleigh Martin, Kye Miller, Matthew Poat, Trent Porter, Nicole Sasseen, Sarah Spaeth, Kelsey Stevens, Jacie Trimm, Emily Tyler and Preston Vasseur.

Thirty-four students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are: Brenna Adams, Logan Aldridge, Andrew Alvey, David Banister, Taylor Brooks, Lauren Cartwright, Andrew Dubois, Breanna Glover, Adam Helton, Noah Helton, Audrey Hulette, Ashton Kirkham, Madison Lane, Donovin Lewis, Lauren Morphew, Daniel Mullen, Kaci Oetjen, Hannah Parker, Nancy Patel, Amelya Powell, Rony Qiu, April Riley, Zachary Schultz, Callie Shadrick, Natalie Shadrick, Adam Sims, Emily Sin, Jack Sloan, Mallory Thompson, Bailey Vick, Bradley Walker, Dylan Weaver, Kristopher Weitlauf and Mekinsey Welker.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides 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.

Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advancedplacement 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.