PSHS students named AP scholars

Six students from the Class of 2014 and two from the Class of 2015 at Poland Seminary High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program provides motivated and academically prepared students the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both, for successful performance on the AP exams. About 18 percent of the more than 1.8 million high school students worldwide who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

Students took AP exams after completing challenging college-level courses. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on AP exams.

Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and scores of three or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Marissa Gray and Matthew Slaven, both from the Class of 2014.

One student 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 three or higher on four or more of these exams. He is Devin Beaumier from the Class of 2014.

Five students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of three or higher. These students are Stephanie Brink, Joseph Caudle and Clayton Miller from the Class of 2014, and Theodora Constantine and Lisa Yacoub from the Class of 2015.