Eighteen St. Agnes Students Earn Recognition as AP Scholars

Eighteen St. Agnes Academy students have earned Advanced Placement Scholar recognition for their outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on AP exams for the 2019 testing period.  

Two members of the St. Agnes Class of 2019, Katie Mae Ryan and Mary Wilson Screws, were designated National AP Scholars. This designation is granted to students who receive an average of four on all AP exams taken, and scores of four or higher on eight or more of these exams.

St. Agnes Academy regularly offers Advanced Placement courses in American Government and Politics, Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Psychology, Spanish, Statistics, Studio Art, United States History, World History and World Literature and Composition. Each year, the AP program recognizes students who have performed exceptionally well on AP examinations.  Approximately 18% of the 1.8 million students worldwide who take AP exams perform at a sufficiently high level to earn AP Scholar recognition.

Congratulations to the following St. Agnes students:

AP Scholar with Distinction (granted to students who received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams):

(Class of 2019): Katie Mae Ryan – Carnegie Mellon University and Mary Wilson Screws – Vanderbilt University

AP Scholar with Honor (granted to students who received scores of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams):

(Class of 2019): Kayla Cochran – American University, Valerie Williams – Rhodes College, Abby Williams – Princeton University;

(Class of 2020): Olivia Berntson, Denise Geronimo, Olivia Henderson, and Ellie Navarre

AP Scholar (granted to students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more exams):

(Class of 2019): Holland Casper – Tulane University, Anne Entrekin – University of Alabama, Cara Rogers – University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Talia Shadroi – Johns Hopkins University;

(Class of 2020): Ruth Ellen Berry, Grace Brady, Apiranee Iverson, Sarah Grace Price and Sara Reaves.