SCCPSS Students Achieve AP Scholar Status



Fifty-two SCCPSS 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; thirty-seven from Savannah Arts Academy, twelve from Jenkins High School and three from Windsor Forest High School.

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. About 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 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 2008 after completing challenging college level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.

At Savannah Arts, 9 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. Jenkins High School had three students to qualify for this award.

Savannah Arts Academy had 7 students and Jenkins High had 2 students to qualify 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.

Twenty-one students from Savannah Arts Academy, 3 from Windsor Forest High and 7 from Jenkins High qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher.

This year, AP exams were offered in thirty-seven subject areas. Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP exams. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP exams typically experience greater academic success in college.

For more information about the College Board’s Advance Placement Program, visit their website at www.collegeboard.com.


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