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Jackson Named
2008 National Achievement Program Participant
Florence High School is proud to announce that
junior Tikira S. Jackson has been named a National
Achievement Program Participant by the National
Achievement Scholarship Program.
Of the
more than 140,000 Black Americans to request
consideration when they took the 2006 PSAT/NMSQT,
Tikira scored in the top 5%. These students
are being referred to about 1,500 U. S. colleges and
universities.
Locker Wins Writing Award
Congratulations to senior Elizabeth
Locker who has received the National Teachers of
English Achievement Award in Writing. Only 595
students in the US are chosen to receive this
prestigious award. Elizabeth is the first Florence
High School student to receive this award.
AP® SCHOLAR AWARDS
22 students at Florence High School have 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 students’ performance on AP
Exams.
At Florence High School:
10
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 Omar Ahmed, Sima Baalbaki, David
Beasley, Davis Burgess, Adam Garfrerick, Linn Groft,
Alissa Harbin, Elizabeth Pitts, Christopher Ray, and
Hillary Thompson.
2
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 Chidinma Anakwenze, and Raymond
Nichols.
10 students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by
completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3
or higher. The AP Scholars are Drew Bullard, Kylie
Couch, Brittany Eckl, Michael Haggerty, Helen
Marchman, Frances Morton, Rachel Preuit, Drew Price,
Adam Threet, and Mary Tomlinson.
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. 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).
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