Ninety-seven Cypress Creek High School students have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
The 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. Almost 15 percent of the more than one
million high school students in more than 14,000 secondary schools worldwide
who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition
of AP Scholar.
Students took AP Exams in May 2003 after completing challenging college-level
courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of
achievement based on the number of year-long courses and exams (or their equivalent
semester-long courses and exams).
Thirty-two Cypress Creek High School (CCHS) students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 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. Fourteen CCHS students 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.
Twenty-four students
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. Fifty-nine students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing
three or more AP Examinations with grades 3 are higher.
Of this year’s award recipients, 24 are sophomores or juniors. These students
have at least one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly
earn another AP Scholar Award.
Thirty-four AP Exams are offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting
of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving) questions, except
for the Studio Art Exam which evaluated students original artwork.
The College Board
is a national non-profit membership association whose mission is to prepare,
inspire, and connect students to college and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the
association is composed of more than 4,300 schools, colleges, universities and
other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves more than
three million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools and 3,500 colleges
through major programs and services in college admission, guidance, assessment,
financial aid, enrollment and teaching and learning.
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