12 VWHS students earn AP honors

Van Wert independent/VWHS information

Twelve students at Van Wert High School have been recognized by the College Board because of their exceptional achievement on the Advanced Placement exams during the 2012-13 school year.

One student has been recognized with the highest AP honor as a Scholar with Distinction: That honor is granted to students who score 3 or higher on five or more exams. Scott Turner, son of Glenn and Chris Turner, earned an average score of 4.0 on five exams.

Two students received the AP Scholar with Honor Award, which recognizes a student who received scores of 3.25 or higher on four or more AP exams. Alex Bair, son of Phillip and Shelly Bair, and Nikolas Wolford, son of Shannon Stegaman, earned that honor.

Nine students received the AP Scholar Award, which is granted to students who have received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Those students are  Sarah Aurand, daughter of Gary Aurand; Melissa Bono, daughter of Jim and Denise Bono; Amanda Couts, daughter of Jeffrey and Tami Couts; Ashlee Dowdy, daughter of Mike and Kim Dowdy; Jacey Eikenbary, daughter of Thad and Laura Eikenbary; Joe Hurless, son of Mark and Cindy Hurless; Jessica Klausing, daughter of Randy and Kim Klausing; Caleb Markward, son of Ken and Marie Markward; and Daniel Thompson, son of Randy Thompson and Kelli Thompson.

The Advanced Placement Program at Van Wert High School offers students the opportunity to take challenging college level courses while still in high school.  Van Wert High School offers six Advanced Placement courses including chemistry, English language, English literature, calculus, psychology and government.  A total of 104 Advanced Placement tests were given at Van Wert High School during the May 2013 testing period.