Dec. 12, 2006

GCISD students named AP Scholars for high performances

A total of 375 GCISD students representing Colleyville Heritage and Grapevine high schools have earned designation as AP Scholars for their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) program exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on a student’s performance on the exams.

Thirty of those students – 19 at CHHS and 11 at GHS – earned National AP Scholar status by scoring a 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

National AP Scholars from CHHS are: Lauren Anderson, Patrick Baggett, Cliff Bielinski, Luke Budiardjo, Sarah Davis, Christopher Ertel, Brittany Finlayson, Alicia Frinak, Kaylee Goyer, Aaly Hirany, Hyungbin Kim, Alex Muller, Joe Muller, Carolyn Rippe, Elliot Scharfenberg, Stephanie Segien, Griffin Seifried, Johan Sohn and Catherine Turner.

National AP Scholars from GHS are: Danielle Baca, Claire Balani, Michele Batista, Elissa Butler, William Chemelewski, Karl Gluck, Rebecca Jordan, Rene Mani, Joshua Richard, Christopher Seelinger and Jason Smith.

In addition, 130 students are recognized as AP Scholars with Distinction for earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams.

Another 58 students representing both high schools have received designation as AP Scholars with Honor for 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.

The remaining 157 students are honored as AP Scholars for earning grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement program offers students the opportunity to take college-level courses while still in high school. Based on their performances on the AP exams, students can receive college credit, advanced placement or both.

Students took AP exams in May 2006. According to the College Board, about 18 percent of the more than one million high school students who took AP exams earned recognition as AP Scholars.