District 6 students honored as AP Scholars
This year, 97 Greeley-Evans School District 6 students have earned the prestigious AP Scholars award for their outstanding performance on 2021 Advanced Placement tests, with two students earning the AP Capstone Diploma.
The College Board’s Advanced Placement program offers students the opportunity to take challenging college-level courses and exams while in high school. District 6 offers more than 20 Advanced Placement courses to high school students. Students who score well on AP exams are eligible to receive college credit, advanced placement in college, or both at more than 3,200 colleges and universities across the United States.
Annually, the College Board recognizes those students who have taken multiple AP exams and scored well on them:
- AP Scholar: Students who earned scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
- AP Scholar with Honor: Students who earned an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and had scores of 3 or higher on at least four exams.
- AP Scholar with Distinction: Students who earned an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and had scores of 3 or higher on at least five exams.
- National AP Scholar: Students who earned an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and had scores of 4 or higher on at least eight exams.
- AP Capstone Seminar and Research Certificate: Students who earned scores of three or higher on AP Seminar and AP Research, but not on four additional AP exams.
- AP Capstone Diploma: Student who earned scores of 3 or higher on AP Seminar and AP Research and on four additional AP exams of their choosing.
Greeley Central High School led among District 6 high schools with 30 AP scholars this year.
District 6 has nearly doubled the number of students achieving AP Scholar status over the past few years. In 2012, the number of AP Scholars was 57. Over the past 14 years, more than 1,200 District 6 students have been named as AP Scholars by the College Board.
The College Board’s AP exams are developed by a national committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that the exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation's leading liberal arts and research institutions
The 2021 College Board Advanced Placement Scholars from District 6 are listed below. Some of these students were seniors in May 2021 and will be attending colleges and universities across the United States, or engaged in other education or career opportunities.
Greeley Central High School
AP Scholar: Nevaeh G. Ahrendsen, Miguel A. Alvarado Arguij, Lily R. Gloekler, Kirsten R. Harkins, Elias Haro, Camile Heaston, Sophia I. Morrell, Miguelangel G. Ramirez-Aleman, Markus J. Rodriguez, Luther W. Sadler, Hailey N.Ter Meer, Alyssa J. Triplett
AP Scholar with Honor: Dylan R. Frederick-Law, Madrigal J. Frederick-Law, Julia Guerrero, Emma L. Johnston, Yiseli Quinones, Ariela R. Rodriguez, Linsoln Severt
AP Scholar with Distinction: Armando Flores Monteneg, Lanie M. Freeland, Cadence Heaston, Rudi A. Herrig, Savana M. Long, Eliana R. Mascarenas, John M. Mathews, Casbah M. Parlin, Gianna Uyemura, Heather M. Yackey
AP Capstone Diploma: Gianna Uyemura
Greeley West High School
AP Scholar: Maria G. Aceves Mendez, Jazmin D. Arias, Evert Carmona, Colleen E. Cherry, Ashlynn C. Estal, Jacob H. Evans, Zachary A. Headley, Anuj Ranta, Lane A. Renouf, Kate L. Timothy, Azalee E. Welch
AP Scholar with Honor: Alexander C. Branum, Edward A. Hart Bobadilla, Thomas G. Roth
AP Scholar with Distinction: Benden M. Folsom, Ali Z. Lone, James E. Mathews, Brendan J. McCune, Bohden R. Suntych,
Northridge High School
AP Scholar: Herminia Bocanegra, Cody W. Burkholder, Tabitha L Chatman, Nicholas R. DeBey, Angel G. Hernandez, Gabrielle C. Hernandez, Rachel M. Higgins Camacho, Paige C. Hill, Maeve E. Pepin, Jace C. Reid, Reign A. Schafer
AP Scholar with Distinction: Madison K. Van Soest and Abigail K. Weaver
AP Seminar and Research Certificate: Herminia Bocanegra, Tabitha L. Chatman, Bianca C. Coleman, Nicholas R. DeBey, Braeden C. Freier, Arden M. Hanning, Angel G. Hernandez, Gabrielle C.Hernandez, Alexia N. Morfin, Victoria E. Perales, Kathryn L. Vogels
AP Capstone Diploma: Abigail K. Weaver
Frontier Academy
AP Scholar: Riley J. Baker, Macy E. Crow, Alexander H. Dhupar, Zoey D. Douglass, Elizabeth L. Gallegos, Cooper Malone, Lorelei R. Morgan-Macfarla, Jay E. Rothe, Oliver M. Schantz, Sara E. Swallow
AP Scholar with Honor: Aaron J. Ehrlich and Sebastian Groom
AP Scholar with Distinction: Tayler B. Barnhart
Union Colony Preparatory
AP Scholar: Gracie E. Christensen and Lucas A. Ruiz
University Schools
AP Scholar: Owen C. Blehm and Trinity S. Brewer
AP Scholar with Honor: Phat D. Ho and Jaemason L. Long
AP Scholar with Distinction: Joshua C. Berntsen, Tina M. Brewer, Kylie J. Kravig, Christopher D. Moses