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Charlotte Amalie High Students Receive AP Scholar Awards

Charlotte Amalie High School students Muta M. Abiff, Mia Carty, Amber R. Lewis, Jasmine Lindquist Jean Baptiste and Nyala J. Stagger have been named Advanced Placement (AP) scholars by the College Board, a non-profit organization that administers the nationally-recognized Advanced Placement program in 900 school districts across the country.
Through its college readiness initiative, the College Board gives high school students the opportunity to take college-level courses and exams in order to earn college credit and advanced placement after graduation. Approximately 18 percent of the more than 1.9 million students taking AP exams worldwide score high enough to earn an AP Scholar Award, which is given to those that complete three or more AP exams and earn a “3” or higher (exams are scored on a scale of “1” to “5”).
According to College Board research, students scoring at a higher level on the AP exams generally experience greater academic success in college, and are more likely to graduate.
“I am truly very excited and pleased for these young people. Our AP program is one that has grown exponentially since we first started in 2002, and we are always happy that our students are able to participate in these college-level courses while earning credit,” CAHS Principal Carmen Howell said Tuesday. “Last year, we had six AP scholars, and this year we have five – this is a clear indication of the quality of our program and its success.”

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