Nine CMHS Students Recognized by 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program
The principal, Dave Helinski, of Canon-McMillan High School, announced today that Colin Adreon, Clayton Barnes, Jonah DeCortie, Kripa George, Analyce Hernandez, Anthony Popovski, Matthew Pukansky, Kayla Ruslavage, and William Webster— have been named Commended Students in the 2017 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and National Merit Scholarship Corporation( NMSC), which conducts the program, will be presented to these scholastically talented seniors.
About 34,000 Commended Students throughout the nation are being recognized for their exceptional academic promise. Although they will not continue in the 2017 competition for National Merit Scholarship awards, commended students placed among the top 5 percent of more than 1.6 million students who entered the 2017 competition by taking the 2015 Preliminary SAT / National Merit Scholarship Qualifying
Test( PSAT / NMSQT ®).
“ The young men and women being named Commended Students have demonstrated outstanding potential for academic success,” commented a spokesperson for NMSC.“ These students represent a valuable national resource; recognizing their accomplishments, as well as the key role their schools play in their academic development, is vital to the advancement of educational excellence in our nation. We hope that this recognition will help broaden their educational opportunities and encourage them as they continue their pursuit of academic success.” anon-Mac
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48 Canon-McMillan High School Students Earn AP Scholar Honors
Forty-eight students at Canon-McMillan High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. The College Board’ s Advanced Placement Program ® provides willing and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams.
About 22 percent of the 2.2 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award.
The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ performance on AP Exams.
At Canon-McMillan High School:
H Two students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are 2016 graduates Charles Harr and Arjun Mittal.
H Fourteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are 2016 graduates Alexander Ablak, Nicholas Charles, Valerie Galati, Charles Harr, Korey Henderson, Jonathan Klan, Madison Klutch, Arjun Mittal, Katelyn Sarver, Kenneth Sible, David Stawowczyk, and Maria Stopenski, and current seniors Andrew Balog and Ross Barber.
H Thirteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor
Award by earning an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. These students are 2016 graduates Haylee Bunner, Megan Galderise, Antonia Gelorme, Grace Harris, Melanie Jones, Andrew Kim, and Jordan Smith, along with current seniors Natalie Cummings, Michael Kosky, Tyler Meier, Zachary Myers, Kayla Ruslavage, and James Stienstraw.
H Nineteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are 2016 graduates Brittany Byer, Kate DuCarme, Dominic Gentile, Analyce Hernandez, Rachel Hodges, Julia Severyn, and Drew Sipos, along with Alyssa Betarie, Abigail Blanock, Jonah DeCortie, Kripa George, Connor Gillis, Rachel Jones, Glenn McGee, Annabelle Mikula, Madison Mollico, Anthony Popovski, Matthew Pukansky, and Heather Robison.
More than 3,600 colleges and universities annually receive AP scores. Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and / or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. 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 have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.
The College Board is a mission-driven not-for- profit organization that connects students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the College Board was created to expand access to higher education.
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