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District 191 students recognized for their performance on Advanced Placement exams taken during the 2020-21 school year

District 191 students recognized for their performance on Advanced Placement exams taken during the 2020-21 school year

Thirty-three students at Burnsville High School were recognized by the College Board for their performance on Advanced Placement (AP) course exams taken last year.

There are four different levels of AP scholar recognition that are defined by the scores received and the number of exams taken during a student’s high school career:

  • AP Scholar is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams taken;

  • AP Scholar with Honor recognizes students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams;

  • AP Scholar with Distinction is given to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of the exams

  • National AP Scholar recognizes students who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of the exams.

Students who earned recognition as AP scholars during the 2020-21 school year are: 

AP Scholars:

Shane Anderson (12), Cade Bunnell (10), Elizabeth Bunnell (11), Payton Bunnell (11), Emmerson Drayton (11), Michael Fisher (11), Sophia Herzog (12), Calvin Hume (11), Erika Leeman (12), Sierra Link (11), Sergio Moya (11), Sara Negasi (12), Anna Nelson (11), Tai-Bruce Tran (11), Lucas Trussell (12)

AP Scholars with Honor:

Zach Affeldt (12), Umith Azad (11), Eloisa Carrasco (12), Jonah Dawson (11), Hailey Erickson (11), Ciara Nyberg (12), Zoe Olson (11), Aaden Spencer (11), Liberty Stoiber (11), Nathan Trussell (12)

AP Scholars with Distinction:

Kade Bowar (12), Alexis Bunnell (12), Andrew Bunnell (12), Iris Gorton (11), Brooke Haddorff (12), Dalton Lutz (12), Ibraheem Malik (12), Joseph Schatz (12). 

Burnsville High School offers 12 different Advanced Placement courses, including calculus, American government, statistics and human geography. Students may also gain college credit for satisfactory completion in 12 different College in the Schools (CIS) classes, in cooperation with the University of Minnesota. 

To learn more about course offerings, college and career access programs and Pathways at Burnsville High School, visit https://www.isd191.org/learning/high-school.