Forty-four students at Roxbury High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement of the college-level Advanced Placement Programâ (APâ ) 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 more that 16,000 secondary schools worldwide who take 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 students’ performance on AP Exams.

At Roxbury High School:

Eight 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. These students are Katy Argueta-Romero, Caitlyn Burns, Christopher Coraggio, Richard Eldridge, Nicole Magdziak, Joseph Matta, Sagar Sutaria, and Kevin Tangen.

Thirteen 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. These students are Jemima Akinsanya, Ira Barth, Thomas Barth, Richard Bartholomew, Elizabeth Carbone, Helen Chen, Michael Erd, Michael McNeley, Karen Nielsen, Katherine Peng, Kristofer Thompson, Amanda Travers, and Matthew Zucker.

Twenty-three students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Sarah Adelman, Alexander Cap, Justin Cappuzzo, Moqian Chen, Michael Coniglio, Gary Dundon, Ayse Gebizlioglu, Tamara Gomez, Amanda Katzias, John Kopmann, Yicheng Liu, Toni Luciano, David Marconi, Christine Perez, Patricia Reynolds, Gerald Riccardello, Albert Rigosi, Jamie Rozembersky, Rebecca Schubiger, Jennifer Shukusky, Jonathan Sloane, Dana Tedesco, and Katherine Vanderhorn.

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 to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. In 2007, thirty-seven AP Exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving or oral response) questions (except for the Studio Art exam which evaluates students’ original artwork).

The College Board is 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 5,200 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 admission, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SATâ , the PSAT/NMSQTâ , and the Advanced Placement Programâ (APâ ). The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and the commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.