Media Advisory For Immediate Release
October 9, 2009
Louisville Collegiate School announces AP Scholars
Earns Challenge Index Higher than Kentucky Schools
LOUISVILLE, KY. – Louisville
Collegiate School is proud to announce nineteen students
who have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of
their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The announcement
also marks the third year in a row, that Collegiate
has earned a higher Challenge Index score than any public
high school in the state of Kentucky, according to Newsweek
magazine’s annual ranking of American high schools.
Collegiate’s 2009 Challenge Index
was 4.32. Louisville’s DuPont Manual High School
was the highest ranked public school in Kentucky with
a Challenge Index of 3.52 that placed it 123rd out of
the top 1,500 public schools in the nation. North Oldham
High School was the second highest ranked public school
in the state with a Challenge Index of 2.83 that ranked
it 236th in the nation.
Upon release of the results, Head of
School Scott Prince commented, “For nearly
a hundred years, Collegiate has remained committed to
the powerful combination of small class sizes, motivated
students, and inspiring faculty – a potent mix
that annually produces strong Advanced Placement results
and, more importantly, inspires lifelong learning and
curiosity that simply can’t be quantified in rankings
of these sorts.”
Samuel Beach and Noah Horowitz
qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning
an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale
on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on
eight or more of these exams.
Rebecca Bonnarens, Joseph Geoghegan,
Barbara Gibbs, Thomas Vieth, and Ann Wood
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.
David Alston, Ben Noble, Dana Prussian,
Walker Robinson, Remy Sisk, and Maud Welch
qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning
an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken,
and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.
Jeananne Baldwin, Katherine Brown,
Moses Icyishaka, Brooke Roberts, Nathan Webb, and
Katie Beth White qualified for the AP Scholar
Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades
of 3 or higher.
Newsweek’s ‘Challenge Index’
uses a ratio that divides the number of Advanced Placement,
International Baccalaureate, and/or Cambridge tests
taken by all students at a school in 2008 by the number
of graduating seniors, allowing schools to be compared
on a per capita basis.
In addition to the Class of 2009, the
following members of the Class of 2010 have earned recognition
as a result of tests taken at the end of their junior
year. They will have the opportunity to 'move up' and
earn even higher recognition levels based upon the testing
that they will complete after their senior year:
AP Scholar: Lexsa Campbell, Harvey
Fulton, Phillip Goldstein, Taylor Hodge, Nora Inman,
Chan Lee, Layth Masri, and Kelley Walton
AP Scholar with Honor: Andrew Mattingly
AP Scholar with Distinction: Trevor Slaton
National AP Scholar: Matthew Kubicki
Louisville Collegiate School is a JK-12, co-ed independent
day school located in the historic Highlands neighborhood
of Louisville, Kentucky. Its Upper School features 204
students in grades 9-12 and an average class size of
13 students.
PRESS CONTACT:
Elizabeth Post
Communications/Marketing Coordinator
Louisville Collegiate School
Work: 502.479.0376
Fax: 502.479.0394
Email: epost@loucol.com
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