During the 2017-18 school year, 91 Darlington students earned the designation of AP Scholar by The College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.
The College Board’s AP Program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses while still in high school, and to receive college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. Students took AP Exams in May 2018 after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the student’s performance on AP Exams.
At Darlington, 11 students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are Stacy Chen (‘18), Jackson Eady (‘19), Emily Edwards (‘18), Linyun Gu ('18), Jiaqi Jiang (‘19), Gabrielle Jones (‘18), Sophia Kalusche (‘18), Guangji Liu (‘18), Fowler Walker (‘18), Wei Wu (‘18), and Rong Ye (‘18).
Forty students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning 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. These students are Claire Anderson (‘18), Thomas Atha (‘19), Olivia Barfield (‘19), Michael Blackmon (‘18), Liuhan Chen (‘18), Stacy Chen (‘18), Yifan Chen (‘18), Caroline Cordell (‘18), Zihao Ding (‘18), Jackson Eady (‘19), Emily Edwards (‘18), Linyun Gu (‘18), Jiaxuan Han (‘19), Olivia Harper (‘19), Huaibi Hu (‘19), Margaret Inman (‘19), Jiaqi Jiang (‘19), Gabrielle Jones (‘18), Sophia Kalusche (‘18), Guangji Liu (‘18), Bronwyn Liutweiler (‘18), Jack McClain (‘18), Ansley McCoy (‘18), Sloman McDurmon, Arnold Miao (‘19), Stella Miao (‘18), Ram Miniyar (‘19), Long Nguyen (‘18), Abigail Sklar (‘18), Jasmine Sparkman (‘18), Sharon Sun (‘20), Sam Tackeberry (‘18), Giulia Verzino, Fowler Walker (‘18), Siqi Wu (‘19), Wei Wu (‘18), Rong Ye (‘18), Ziaochen Zhang (‘19), Yuexu Zhang (‘18), and Ziqi Zheng (‘19).
Thirteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning 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. These students are John Albertson (‘18), Yunhao Cao (‘20), Benjamin Doig (‘19), Zijian Gao (‘20), David Hagler (‘18), Natalie Horah (‘19), Marissa Joseph (‘19), Kacey Kemp (‘19), Ian Payne (‘18), Satyatejas Reddy (‘19), Kinley Sanders (‘19), Alan Shorey (‘18), and Jemarc Walters (‘18).
Thirty-eight students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Examinations, with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Leelee Barnes (‘20), Lawson Blake (‘19), Andrew Brunt (‘19), Chitchaya Chimtanoo (‘18), Jacqueline Cline (‘18), Ishani Desai (‘18), Madeline Dillmon (‘18), John Druckenmiller (‘18), Frances Fields (‘20), Mary Fricks (‘18), Tigger Frix (‘18), Luke Gober (‘19), Ruoqi Gong (‘18), Yunzhou Guo (‘19), Adam Himes, Madeline Hurley ('18), Morgan Ivester (‘19), Yiqi Liu (‘18), Callie Maffett (‘18), Robert Monroe (‘18), Harsh Patel (‘20), Anna Roberts (‘18), Anabelle Scarborough (‘18), Rainey Scarborough (‘18), Garrett Sheffield (‘19), Abigail Smith (‘18), Rand Smith (‘18), Kelan Stepp (‘18), Emily Taylor (‘18), Quang Tran Bao (‘18), John Ugbe (‘19), Lilley Washburn (‘18), Nolan Wilson (‘18), Philip Woford (‘18), YiDong Xu ('19), Zheng Yin (‘20), Richard Yunger (‘19), and Ruitang Zhang (‘18).
Of these award recipients, 30 are currently seniors and have the 2018-19 school year in which to complete college-level work and possibly earn another AP Scholar Award. Six rising juniors will have two years to meet the appropriate requirements to potentially receive additional awards.
Through more than 30 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admissions process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that our exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. AP is accepted by more than 3,600 colleges and universities worldwide for college credit, advanced placement, or both on the basis of successful AP Exam grades. This includes more than 90% of four-year institutions in the United States. 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 higher graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership organization whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. Founded in 1900, the association is composed of more than 5,600 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organizations. Each year, The College Board serves 7 million students and their parents, 23,000 high schools, and 3,800 colleges through major programs and services in college admissions, guidance, assessment, financial aid, enrollment, and teaching and learning. Among its best-known programs are the SAT, the PSAT/NMSQT and the Advanced Placement (AP) Program. The College Board is committed to the principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied in all of its programs, services, activities and concerns.
