Staff Report

More than a hundred Rebs were recognized at successively higher honor levels for their recent Advanced Placement (AP) test scores. Topping those honors were Class of 2016 graduates Joshua Bedwell, Mark Ramirez, and Bonnie Vannatter, the three named “National AP Scholars.” 

Twenty-four Rebs, from the Class of 2016 and the current Class of 2017, earned “AP Scholar with Distinction” honors. This lofty level requires a student to receive an average score of 4 on all AP Exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams.

Sixteen more from the two classes earned “AP Scholar with Honor” recognition, requiring an average score of at least 3.25 on all exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

And a total of 68, 29 from the current senior class, and 39 from the just-graduated senior class were named “AP Scholar,” a level honoring those receiving scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.

Members of the Class of 2016 named AP Scholars included Kaycee Armstrong, Margaret Ballay, Noah Benedict, Lillian Bonin, Kailey Bozarth, Noelle Cardenas, Melissa Cardona, Christopher Cisneros, Elaina Derrick, Jeremiah Faecke, Michelle Gillenwaters, Jonathan Gilliam, Sabrina Guerra, Houston Hataway, Jennifer Herrington, Raven Homesley, Gracie Hough, Eric Huggins, and Kayleigh Jones. Other 2016 grads included in AP Scholars honors included Joshua Lewis, Stephanie Lewis, Courtney Limmer, Kristina Loza Garza, Crispin Lyman, Erik McKee, McKenna Murphy, Aubrie Northcut, Mariss Partin, Lorelei Pierce, Samuel Pulis, Cloe Rape, Brent Redmon, Christina Roehrig, Erin Rostro, Sydney Smith, James Turner, Stanislav Verchenko, Gavin Wagers, Jordan Weaver and Briana White.