Seventy-five students from Putnam City high schools earned the designation of AP Scholar from the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams taken last spring. About 18 percent of more than 1.9 million high school students who took AP Exams performed at sufficiently high levels to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.
Students took AP Exams in May 2011 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. Most of the nation's colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement or both based on successful performance on the AP Exams.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of year-long courses and exams.
AP Scholar with Distinction
Eleven students from Putnam City North High School, two students from Putnam City West High School and two students from Putnam City High School earned “AP Scholar with Distinction” recognition, granted to students who receive 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 on full-year courses.
AP Scholar with Honor
Ten students from Putnam City North, one students from Putnam City West and three students from Putnam City High earned “AP Scholar with Honor” status. AP Scholar with Honor status is granted to students who receive 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 on full year courses.
AP Scholar
Twenty-six students from Putnam City North, 13 students from Putnam City West and seven students from Putnam City High earned recognition as an AP Scholar, granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams on full-year courses.
Better Prepared Students
According to the College Board, a not-for-profit organization composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities, and other educational organizations, research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.
"I think that AP classes are great because they prepare you for college-level difficulty and they can give you college credit. I want to go to medical school after college, so AP classes can help save my parents money for my undergraduate education, and help me to finish sooner," says Steven Harsha, a senior at Putnam City North High School.
Putnam City offers 20 different AP courses to district students, including English literature, calculus, biology, physics, chemistry, U.S. government, U.S. history, studio art and music theory.
Putnam City’s 2011 AP Scholars
AP Scholar with Distinction
• Leigh Hibbard, Putnam City High School
• Sydney Ore, Putnam City High School
• Jeremy Allen, Putnam City North High School
• Aadam Baksh, Putnam City North High School
• Hunter Burke, Putnam City North High School
• Talib Chaudhry, Putnam City North High School
• Christina Cheng, Putnam City North High School
• Kathryn Gardner, Putnam City North High School
• Arash Ghazanfari, Putnam City North High School
• Anh Lam, Putnam City North High School
• Fasil Mathews, Putnam City North High School
• Elizabeth Roewe, Putnam City North High School
• Neal Walia, Putnam City North High School
• Shelby Allen, Putnam City West High School
• Christian Bailor, Putnam City West High School
AP Scholar with Honor
• Richard Ho, Putnam City High School
• Reza Niazi, Putnam City High School
• Jiwon Song, Putnam City High School
• Lucas Adams, Putnam City North High School
• Sean Burton, Putnam City North High School
• Samantha Chen, Putnam City North High School
• Sagen Cocklin, Putnam City North High School
• Spencer Cornelius, Putnam City North High School
• Rachel Ewalt, Putnam City North High School
• Andrea Fernandez, Putnam City North High School
• Courtney King, Putnam City North High School
• Kolbi Moles, Putnam City North High School
• Julia Witcher, Putnam City North High School
• Gregory Morris, Putnam City West High School
AP Scholar
• Mersades Daffer, Putnam City High School
• Forrest Ferguson, Putnam City High School
• Audie Giese, Putnam City High School
• Madison Harry, Putnam City High School
• Joseph Noble, Putnam City High School
• Abby Olivier, Putnam City High School
• Sean Wales, Putnam City High School
• Seth Adams, Putnam City North High School
• Nina Afzalianmand, Putnam City North High School
• Sabrina Ahmed, Putnam City North High School
• David Assaleh, Putnam City North High School
• Jennifer Chen, Putnam City North High School
• Lorelei Decker, Putnam City North High School
• Jacob Farriester, Putnam City North High School
• Karissa Fiebiger, Putnam City North High School
• Alex Hamilton, Putnam City North High School
• Jarod Harsha, Putnam City North High School
• Steven Harsha, Putnam City North High School
• Matthew Hester, Putnam City North High School
• Raamis Hirani, Putnam City North High School
• Rachel Hunter, Putnam City North High School
• Matthew Jackson, Putnam City North High School
• Haley Korff, Putnam City North High School
• Clinton Lackner, Putnam City North High School
• Noah McGehee, Putnam City North High School
• Nathan Miles, Putnam City North High School
• Morgan Nance, Putnam City North High School
• Jillian Schlecht, Putnam City North High School
• Alyson Stejskal, Putnam City North High School
• Yan Tan, Putnam City North High School
• Logan Terronez, Putnam City North High School
• Brooks Walker, Putnam City North High School
• Aaron Wilder, Putnam City North High School
• Brandon Baker, Putnam City West High School
• Austin Dean, Putnam City West High School
• Levon Eudaley, Putnam City West High School
• Nhi Lam, Putnam City West High School
• Stephen Lindsey, Putnam City West High School
• Michael McQuaid, Putnam City West High School
• Jasmine Nguyen, Putnam City West High School
• Deryl Sanders, Putnam City West High School
• Jack Shirley, Putnam City West High School
• Tiffane' Shorter, Putnam City West High School
• Shauna Snyder, Putnam City West High School
• Tom Vannarath, Putnam City West High School
• Sarah Vernier, Putnam City West High School
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