2103 AP Scholars for Floyd announced by College Board

Media release: The College Board has released the AP School Scholar Roster and it includes 21 Floyd County students earning AP Scholar Awards. These teens were recognized for their exceptional achievement on AP Exams for 2013. The College Board's Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school. Students can earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Only 18 percent of students worldwide earn an AP Scholar Award each year.

The College Board recognizes three levels of achievement based on a students'performance on AP Exams.

AP Levels of Achievement:

• AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
• AP Scholar with Honor: 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
• AP Scholar with Distinction: 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

Floyd County Students honored for there performance on AP Exams during the 2012-2013 school year were:

• Armuchee High School
  • Bennett Garland, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar with Honor
  • Colleen Hosmer, 2013 graduate  – AP Scholar with Honor
  • Donald Bettler, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar
  • Morgan Stansell, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar
  • Brett Warner, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar 
  • Kylee Diatz, junior – AP Scholar 
  • Haley Patterson, junior – AP Scholar 
  • Anna Young, junior – AP Scholar
• Coosa High School
  
  • Layton Hayes, junior – AP Scholar with Honor
  • Katelyn Towe, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar
• Model High School
  • Brianna Taylor, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar with Distinction
  • Beth Cagle, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar
  • Charlotte Martin, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar
  • Emily Powers, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar
  • Tamryn Van Der Horn, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar
  • Victoria Williams, 2013 graduate - AP Scholar
• Pepperell High School
  • Matthew Dempsey, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar with Distinction
  • John Bagwell, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar
  • Mary Kate Bagwell, 2013 graduate – AP Scholar 
  • Kaitlyn Childers, junior – AP Scholar 
  • Cameron Sharpe, junior - AP Scholar

The availability of AP classes for students is a priority in Floyd County Schools. The system's Honors Prep program is recognized as one of the top college prep programs in the area with 13 AP classes offered to students.