2008-09 - White Bear Lake Area Schools

High ExpectationsAdvanced Placement (AP) ClassesThe Advanced Placement (AP) program is a nationalprogram administered through the College Board that allowsstudents the opportunity to pursue college-level classes whilein high school. Qualifying test scores are accepted as creditsearned by colleges and universities across the nation andinternationally.In 2008-09, 285 White Bear Lake Area High School studentexams had scores of three or higher on AP tests, a score forwhich many colleges across the nation grant college credits.There has been a positive trend in the number of studentsenrolled in Advanced Placement classes who are sitting for theAP exams: approximately 10% more students took AP exams in2008-09 than in 2007-08.Number of AP Exams500450400350300250200150100500Advanced Placement (AP) ProgramNumber of AP Exams Taken by White Bear Lake Students2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09School Year42The following 42 White Bear LakeArea Schools students were named2009 AP Scholars.AP ScholarsEvan AndersonChristian BarnardMikaela BinsfeldEric ChapinJoshua CubsteadMariah DornerChristofer GoldammerRyan HeitkampMatthew HodsdonAnn JannekeAmy MoorhouseShane OchMitchell PowersEric ReichAndrew SanvilleSam SchleismanMatthew StangFinn SteffenDaniel TaylorEmily VollbrechtAliza WarwickTyler YoungAP Scholars with DistinctionAndrew BartlingBenjamin CammackBrett GefreZachariah HenselerMcKenzie KirklandEmma PhelpsAlison ReedNicholas WarrenJoshua WoodruffStudent achievement10College in the Schools (CIS)College in the Schools classes are introductory-level collegecourses offered by the University of Minnesota. A total of 316White Bear Lake Area High School juniors and seniors wereenrolled in the program for the 2008-09 academic school yearand earned a total of 1,356 University of Minnesota credits.AVID ProgramPlanning is in place for the AVID (Advancement viaIndividual Determination) program which will offer rigorousinstruction in academic “survival skills” and college-level skillsto high school students.AP Scholars with HonorsPatrick CharbonneauMatthew ChristieEllen DuthoyMatthew HaechrelDavid HartmanClaire HeitkampCharles MoertelKaitlyn WallerColleen WoodJoshua WorleyJiahua Wu