Two Carroll graduates are AP Scholars

Two recent graduates of Carroll Jr.-Sr. High School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the collegelevel Advanced Placement Program Exams.

The two scholars are Kristen Myer, daughter of David and Amy Myer, and Lindsay Stiller, daughter of Bob and Becky Stiller. Both families are from Flora.

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 exams.

A total of 1.4 million high school students in 16,000 secondary schools worldwide took the AP Exams. About 18 percent performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.

Most of the nation's colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both based on successful performance on the exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year's credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades.

In 2007, 37 AP Exams were offered in a wide variety of subject areas, each consisting of multiple-choice and free-response (essay or problem-solving or oral response) questions, except for the studio art exam, which evaluates students' original artwork.