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Advisory For Immediate Release
Oct. 10, 2007
40 Collegiate students designated as AP Scholars
Fifty-seven percent of seniors recognized
by the College Board
LOUISVILLE, KY. LOUISVILLE, KY. – Forty
Louisville Collegiate School students have earned AP Scholar
recognition from the College Board as a result of their exceptional
achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Program
Exams taken in May 2007. Fifty-seven percent of the Class
of 2007 qualified as AP Scholars.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement
Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging
college-level courses while still in high school and to receive
college credit, advanced placement or both for successful
performance on the AP Exams. Students took the AP Exams in
May after completing college-level courses at Collegiate,
which offers a total of 17 AP classes to its students.
The College Board recognizes several levels
of achievement based on the student’s performance on
AP exams.
National AP Scholar
For the second year in a row, a Collegiate student earned
the distinction of National AP Scholar. MIT freshman Mark
Richardson, Class of 2007, received 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. Last year, Princeton sophomore
David Knopf, Class of 2006, was named a National AP Scholar.
AP Scholar with Distinction
Nineteen Collegiate students qualified for the AP Scholar
with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of 3.5
on all AP Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or
more of these exams. These students are (Class of 2007) Dianna
Atkins, Erin Baumgartner, Kristen Baumgartner, Kayla Bensing,
Claire Bickel, Andrew Bonnarens, Evan Carmouche, Jack Galloway,
Allison Grant, Jamie Jackson, Caroline Lovett, Jennifer Macway,
Kendra Ralston, Mark Richardson, Shannon Rollins, Katie Seiler,
Alex Simon, Carl Skarbek and Emily Vieth.
AP Scholar with Honor
Ten Collegiate students qualified for the AP Scholar with
Honor Award by earning an average grade of 3.25 on all AP
Exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these
exams. These students are (Class of 2007) Linkon Altman, Beth
Atkins, Jordan Garza, Owen Ronald and Kim Spatola; (Class
of 2008) Caroline Goldstein, Jennifer Harlan, Allison Schaffer,
Jessica Tingle and Tessa White.
AP Scholar
Eleven Collegiate students qualified for the AP Scholar Award
by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of
3 or higher. These students are (Class of 2007) Katie Atkins,
Liz Bingham, Hallie Ragsdale, Charlotte Schumacher, Taisa
Sehic and Gab Starks; (Class of 2008) Laura Bowling, Ellen
Bruenderman, Kelsey Goldman, Danny Kunau and Rashad Masri.
Established in 1915, Louisville Collegiate
School is a co-ed college-preparatory independent school for
students from kindergarten through 12th grade.
PRESS CONTACT:
Terry Sebastian
Director of Marketing, Public Relations
Louisville Collegiate School
Work: (502) 479-0376
Fax (502) 479-0394
E-mail: tsebastian@loucol.com
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