Huntington’s AP Scholar Ranks Grow
Huntington High School’s AP Scholar ranks continue to grow. The number of students who earned the prestigious designation stood at 33 in the past school year. In all, 80 students were recognized with an AP award for their fine performance on series of challenging exams.
To qualify as an AP Scholar a student must score a 3 or higher on three Advanced Placement exams. Huntington also had 14 AP Scholars with Honors, 33 AP Scholars with Distinction and eight National AP Scholars. The district had 76 AP award winners in 2008.
“Our students showed they are among the best in the country,” Superintendent John J. Finello said. “AP courses and exams are quite demanding and they require hard work and sacrifice. It’s wonderful to see so many teenagers challenging themselves and doing so well.”
Students must have an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more exams to earn the AP Scholar with Honors designation. To be recognized as an AP Scholar with Distinction necessitates a minimum average grade of 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more such tests. Huntington’s total of 33 such honorees is a rise of five from 2008 and 20 more than 2006, according to a tracking report compiled by Principal Carmela Leonardi.
Perhaps most impressive of all were the eight Huntington students who earned National AP Scholar awards. To do so requires an average grade of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these difficult tests. In the previous three years the school had 13 National AP Scholars after having just one from 2003 to 2005.
Dr. Leonardi is pleased with the overall improvement in AP results over the past seven years. “This is a credit to teachers and students alike,” she said.
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