The College Board has awarded AP Scholar distinctions to 37 Portsmouth Abbey students in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Examinations. Of the more-than 1.6 million high school students in over 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams in May 2008, only 18 percent performed at a sufficiently high level to merit such recognition.
Every September, the College Board recognizes those high school students who have distinguished themselves academically on the AP exams. There are several type of awards, granted for various levels of achievement.
Congratulations to our students who performed at such high levels to merit these distinctions!
National AP Scholar: One Portsmouth Abbey student qualified for this award, which is granted to students in the United States who receive an average grade of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.
Jonathan Samorajski '08 (second consecutive year)
AP Scholar with Distinction Award: Seven Abbey 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:
Marisa Edmonds '08
Jonathan Hughes '08
Aeree Kim '08
Jungwon Kim '08
Ji Hyun Kim '08
Stephanie Perez '08
Seung Yoon "Steve" Yang '08
AP Scholar with Honor: Ten Portsmouth students 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:
Micaela Adams '08
Sun Kyoung Choi '09
Philipp Clasen '08
Theresa Cunningham '08
Brittany Hunt '08
Kerry Klemmer '09
Ja Kyung Lee '08
Claire McCarthy '08
Naseemah Mohamed '08
Brianne Rok '08
AP Scholar Award: Nineteen Abbey students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher:
Soo Ho Ahn '09
Max Almanzor '08
Nicole Biewenga '09
Margaret Ferrara '08
Victor Ferrero '09
Isaac Holmstrom '08
Emily Hugo '08
Kunwoo Kim '08
Raymond Klemmer '08
Elizabeth Papi '08
Chanho Park '09
Emily Pederson '08
Margaret Power '08
Tyler Ross '08
William Sheehan '09
Rogan Van Gruisen '08
Qingran Zhong '08
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