Posted on 02/14/2020
The College
Board has again honored FHSD
with placement on the Tenth Annual AP® District
Honor Roll. FHSD is one
of only seven school districts in Missouri, and one of only 250 in North
America, to achieve this distinction. To be included on the Tenth Annual Honor
Roll, the District had to increase the number of students participating in the Advanced
Placement Program (AP) while also maintaining or increasing the percentage of
students earning scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam. Reaching these goals indicates that FHSD
is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are
ready for Advanced Placement. This is the sixth time that FHSD has been named
to the prestigious list.
“We know that rigorous courses help prepare
students for their post-high school goals,” said FHSD Deputy Superintendent and
Chief Academic Officer Dr. Nathan Hoven. “Because of that, the District is
always striving to enroll more students in AP and other challenging classes. Being
named to the AP Honor Roll is a direct result of these efforts. We know that
our students are capable of rising to the challenge; we just need to provide
the opportunity and motivate them to access these courses.”
For the 2018-19 school year, 333 FHSD
students were named AP Scholars, the most in District
history. “We are proud to see more Missouri students taking on the challenge of
Advanced Placement courses and exams,” said Commissioner of Education Margie
Vandeven. “That said, we know we must work to provide better access to AP
course opportunities for all students in Missouri. We must also continue
exploring how we can make the investment in and commitment to an AP course more
meaningful for those students and their families.”
In 2019, more than 4,000 colleges and
universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced
placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion
in the Tenth Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years
of AP data, from 2017 to 2019, looking at 38 AP Exams, including world language
and culture. The complete Tenth Annual AP District Honor Roll can be found on
the College Board website.