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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