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Adam Holland
Thirty-six La Porte High School students, including eight recent graduates, have been named as 2023 AP Scholars.
The honor recognizes high school students who have demonstrated outstanding college-level achievement through their performance on multiple AP exams, according to information from the College Board. The AP Program announces the honorees each fall.
"These awards are a great honor,” La Porte High School Principal Carlin Grammer said. “We are extremely proud of the work and dedication that these students have put forth to earn these recognitions.”
Added Julie Abram, La Porte ISD’s executive director of teaching and learning “The AP Program and the AP course offerings are a rigorous demonstration of college-level learning. The level of learning our students achieve to earn some of the best scores on AP exams is incredibly high. For them to also earn AP Scholar awards in addition is just a testament to the quality of our programs and the talent of our students.”
The 36 honors for 2023 are the most awarded at La Porte High School in at least four years.
Student Name Grade Level Scholar Award
Ana Alvarado 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Moaz Chatta 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Xavier Collins 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Natalie Gamble 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Lucas Halbardier 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Nadia Olson 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Abigail Powers 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Lillian Woolard 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar
Francesco Bitetto 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Ender Burris 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Ava Espinosa 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Aixa Garcia 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Ronan Marlar 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Yasmine Mohammed 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Lynn Nguyen 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Angelica Ontiveros 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Daniel Ortiz 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Aubrey Slaton 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Kira Boznango 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar
Victor Salinas 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar
Joseph Sommer 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar
Ivan Toledo 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar
Alexis Torres 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar
Amey Willis 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar
Liz Olvera 10 (Current 11) AP Scholar with Honor
David Lara 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar with Honor
Lauranh Nguyen 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar with Honor
Jacob Joji 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar with Honor
Brooklyn Waller 11 (Current 12) AP Scholar with Honor
Jenna Leslie 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar with Distinction
Jorge Venegas 12 (Graduate) AP Scholar with Distinction
Ender Burris 11 (Current 12) AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Ava Espinosa 11 (Current 12) AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Annalise Owen 11 (Current 12) AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Amey Willis 11 (Current 12) AP Seminar and Research Certificate
Jorge Venegas 12 (Graduate) AP Capstone Diploma
Awards and Criteria
AP Scholar – Student scores 3 or higher on three or more AP exams.
AP Scholar w/ Honor – Student scores average of at least 3.25 on all AP exams & scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams
AP Scholar w/ Distinction – Student scores average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams, and scores 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
AP Seminar and Research – Student completes rigorous AP Seminar and Research courses, including an extensive study on a topic approved by La Porte ISD Institutional Review Board, and must score of 3 or higher in both classes.
AP Capstone Diploma – Student earns scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar, AP Research and on 4 additional AP Exams.
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