Bartow Schools Skyrocket In AP Exams, Scholars

BARTOW COUNTY, GA — Seventy-one Bartow County students earned AP Scholar Awards for demonstrating academic achievement well above their level. The group of students earned the prestigious honors with their "exemplary college-level achievement," according to a release from the county school system.

The district focused during the school year on AP programs, resulting in a 35 percent increase in students taking AP courses and a nearly 30 percent increase in AP exams taken compared to the 2017-2018 school year.

"Our students scored a 3 or higher on 61 more AP exams compared to 2018," said District AP Coordinator Paula Camp, the release says.

Cass High School Principal Stephen Revard said in the release "This gives us momentum as we create an Advanced Placement Pathway to include at least 20 AP courses over the next three years. Thus, allowing our students to receive the optimum benefits of the Advanced Placement curriculum."

The four levels of AP honors, as recognized by the College Board, are from highest to lowest: National AP Scholar, followed by AP Scholar with Distinction, AP Scholar with Honor and AP Scholar.

Three Bartow County students were named National AP Scholars, having earned an average of four or higher on all AP exams taken, and scores of at least four on at least eight AP exams:

• Trinity Conant (AHS ’19)
• Peter Germ (WHS ’19)
• Ezra Petron (WHS ’19)

Twenty-three Bartow County students were named AP Scholars with Distinction, having earned an average of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of at least three on at least five exams:

• Madison Bailey (AHS ’19)
• Helen Bryant (AHS ’19)
• Bryana Candelaria (AHS ’20)
• Lelah Cochran (AHS ’19)
• Trinity Conant (AHS ’19)
• Ryan Lance (AHS ’19)
• Robert Barfield (CHS ’19)
• Jenna Keeler (CHS ’19)
• Colby-James McKnight (CHS ’19)
• Corbin Molnar (CHS ’19)
• Garrett Moore (CHS ’19)
• Joshua Peace (CHS ’19)
• Zachary Thacker (CHS ’19)
• Carris Adcock (WHS ’19)
• Dillon Carver (WHS ’20)
• Jordan Duck (WHS ’19)
• Peter Germ (WHS ’19)
• Katelyn Grundy (WHS ’19)
• Heidi Hicks (WHS ’19)
• Abigail Matthews (WHS ’20)
• Ezra Petron (WHS ’19)
• McKenna Trapheagen (WHS ’20)
• Stephen Willoughby (WHS ’19)

Ten Bartow County students were named AP Scholars with Honor, having earned an average of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of at least three on four or more exams:

• Evelynn Lipham (AHS ’19)
• Zachary Armstead (CHS ’19)
• Alexa Halpern (CHS’20)
• Mia Jackman (CHS ’19)
• Emily Linek (CHS ’20)
• Cortaney Martin-Jones (CHS ’19)
• Caitlyn Blankenship (WHS ’19
• Madison Cornwell (WHS ’20)
• Robert Gollhofer (WHS ’19)
• Patrick Hickam (WHS ’19).

Thirty-eight Bartow County students were named AP Scholars by earning scores of three or higher on three or more AP exams:

• Sierra Fritz (AHS ’19
• Tristen Garner (AHS ’19)
• Tamaras Henderson (AHS ’19)
• Abby Herren (AHS ’19)
• Nic Jackson (AHS ’19)
• Brandon Lawhorn (AHS ’20)
• Audrey Mixon (AHS ’20)
• Kendall Arnold (CHS ’19)
• Lexi Atilano (CHS’20)
• Julia Belew (AHS ’19)
• Connor Bryson (CHS ’19)
• Trinity Byrd (CHS ’19)
• Caleb Doolittle (CHS ’20)
• Alice Draper (CHS ’20)
• Ethan Etheridge (CHS ’19)
• Joseph Forsyth (CHS’20)
• Brianna Gonsahn (CHS ’19)
• Makayla Harlan (CHS ’19)
• Mary Kyle (CHS ’19)
• Isabella Mann (CHS ’19)
• Andrea Mosqueda Cruz (CHS ’19)
• Reese Pirkle (CHS ’19)
• Keegan Ruggles(CHS ’19)
• Candice Simmons (CHS ’19)
• Grace Weeks (CHS ’19)
• Reagan Wilson (CHS ’19)
• Camden Acree (WHS ’19)
• Abbey Bartmess (WHS ’19)
• Stanton Bedwell (WHS ’20)
• Everett Brannon (WHS ’20)
• Brady Fuller (WHS ’21)
• Kiersten Iruegas (WHS ’19)
• Sarah Moore (WHS’19)
• Ana Novo (WHS ’20)
• Adam Pirkle (WHS ’20)
• William Sands (WHS ’19)
• Calvin Stovall(WHS ’20)
• Rebecca Wesley (WHS ’20)

The 2018-2019 scholars will be recognized at the Oct. 21 school board meeting.