Twenty-one CVCA students earn high honors

Twenty-one students at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy haved 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. About 18 percent of the more than 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

Students took AP Exams in May 2007 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on student’s performance on AP exams.

Phillip Cook 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. Actually, Phillip earned perfect scores of 5 on all 7 AP tests which he took at CVCA in grades 10, 11, 12.

Five CVCA students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honors 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. These students are Brian Blake, Elizabeth Brott, Vincent Ciepiel, Laura King and Kelsey McClellan.

Fifteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Blake Berkey, Michael Cardis, Chris Davis, Denny King, Weston Muniak, Clinton Neptune, Joshua Putnam, Sharon Reuben, Katherine Richards, Jonathan Ross, Kyle Silk, Joseph Snell, William Terrill, Allison Thompson and Ashley Wolf.

Of this year’s award recipients at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, six were juniors; Blake Berkey, Brian Blake, Chris Davis, Denny King, Weston Muniak and Joseph Snell. These students have one more year in which to complete college level work and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award.

Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades.

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 5,000 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations. Each year, the College Board serves seven million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,500 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT®, the PSAT/NMSQT®, and the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.