Kansas Students Receive State AP Scholar Award
TOPEKA, Oct. 8, 2012—Three 2012 Kansas high school graduates received the College Board State AP Scholar Award based on their outstanding performance on 2012 Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations.
Kansas Students Receive State AP Scholar Award
Kathy Toelkes, Director of Communications, 785-296-4876
TOPEKA, Oct. 8, 2012—Three 2012 Kansas high school graduates received the College Board State AP Scholar Award based on their outstanding performance on 2012 Advanced Placement (AP) Examinations. Allen C. Zhu, who attended Blue Valley High School in Stilwell, Emily H. Feng and Druv Bhagavan, who both attended Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, are among 108 students nationwide to receive this honor.
This is the 22nd annual celebration of State AP Scholars. The awards are given to the top female and male students in each state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.
The College Board’s AP Program provides willing 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. In 2012, nearly 2.1 million high school students in more than 18,000 high schools took more than 3.7 million exams. On nearly 60 percent of these exams, students received scores of 3 or higher on a 5-point scale, which potentially qualifies them for credit, advanced placement, or both at colleges and universities worldwide.
Zhu is now studying at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, Feng is studying at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and Bhagavan at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.
The College Board is a not-for-profit organization with a mission to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education. Today, the membership association is made up of more than 6,000 of the world’s leading educational institutions and is dedicated to promoting excellence and equity in education. Each year, the College Board helps more than seven million students prepare for a successful transition to college through programs and services in college readiness and college success, including the SAT and the Advanced Placement Program (AP). The organization also serves the education community through research and advocacy on behalf of students, educators, and schools.
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Written By: tmiller
Date Posted: 10/8/2012
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