AP Scholars Named

Press Release
Thirty-one students at Cedar Falls High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. At Cedar Falls High School:

Thirty-one CFHS students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of four or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are Michelle Bamber, Leah Blanchard, Elizabeth Cobalt, Megan Creasey, Kiran Gustavson, Nicole Hershey, Cole Highnam, Mark Iehl, Kelsey Ihde, Audrey Kittrell, Caitlin Lake, Kelsey Lampan. Sarah Larsen, David Sevcik, Elizabeth Squires, Molly Troendle, Steven Weinert and Betul Zora.

Also included, Anelga Doumanian, Joseph Kruempel, Paige Lake, Caitlin Lattimer, Emily Polmateer, Michael Streicher, Alper Tuken and Yunuo Wu qualified for a State AP Scholar Award. The designation of State AP Scholar is granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with grades of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams (at least three exams), and then the highest average grade (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken.

Five 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 three or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Sarah Anderson, Shaun Francik, Stephanie Koltookian, Nickpreet Singh and Kavin Sudaram.

Eight 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 Anelga Doumanian, Joseph Kruempel, Paige Lake, Emily Polmateer, Michael Streicher, Alper Tuken and Yunuo Wu.

Eighteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Michelle Bamber, Leah Blanchard, Elizabeth Cozart, Megan Creasy, Kiran Gustavson, Nicole Hershey, Cole Highnam, Mark Iehl, Kelsey Ihde, Audrey Kittrell, Caitlin Lake, Kelsey Lampman, Sarah Larsen, David Sevcik, Elizabeth Squires, Molly Troendle, Steven Weinert and Betul Zora.