09.25.09
Charlotte, N.C. – Fifty-one Charlotte Latin 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 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. Approximately 18 percent of the more than 1.7 million high school students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took the AP Exams 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 Charlotte Latin School:
Joe Metz, Christy O’Keefe, Jenay Powell, Jacqueline Stedman, and Emily Zuehlke 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. These students are also recognized as AP Scholars with Distinction.
Stewart Boss, David Cato, Denise Dubick, Kasey Haas, Garrett Hess, Morgan Holt, Jack Landseidel, Jessica McCormac, Joe Metz, Ashley Miess, Murrill Oakes, Christy O’Keefe, Nnenna Okwara, Nick Perks, Jenay Powell, William Rudolph, Jay Stafford, Jacqueline Stedman, Paul Taylor, Si Ward, Madelyn Welch, and Emily Zuehlke 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.
Caroline Barrineau, Josh Benjamin, Crosby Cordell, Katy Dumas, Erin Gibson, Kevin Jamison, Nellie Mark, Roddey Player, Kinsey Sullivan, and Joseph Woodlief 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.
Chase Carbone, Ross Cockrell, Hillary Dawe, Matthew Dickinson, Caroline Gill, Robert Jones, Eli Langson, Brandon Lewis, Gus Mayopoulos, Lavonia Montouté, Jay O’Brien, David Pearson, Ali Portaro, Liza Price, Breea Sharma, Elena Sharma, Jessica Wernikoff, Alex Wilson, and Sarah Wojcik qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher.
Of this year’s award recipients at Charlotte Latin School, 10 were juniors during the 2008-09 school year: Chase Carbone, Matthew Dickinson, Caroline Gill, Robert Jones, Eli Langson, Brandon Lewis, Gus Mayopoulos, Elena Sharma, Alex Wilson, and Joseph Woodlief. These students have one more year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn a higher-level AP Scholar Award.
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning.