Because of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement (AP) Exams, 58 students received recognition from the College Board. About 20 percent of students nationwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to earn an AP Scholar Award. In May, 99 Wilson Hall students became eligible to receive college credit by earning a score of 3 or higher on at least one exam. Wilson Hall’s average passing rate is 81%, above the average passing rate of 67%. There was a record 123 Wilson Hall students who took a total of 282 exams.
The AP is a global academic program in more than 100 countries. AP Exams, which students take after completing challenging college-level courses taught at their high school, are graded on a five-point scale (5 being the highest). Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both for grades of 3 or higher. To qualify to teach an AP course, teachers must attend an intensive AP workshop held during the summer. Wilson Hall offers 22 AP courses, more than any school in Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee counties.
The following members of the Class of ‘25 received the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, the highest offered, for earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more exams: Sarah-Jane Bates, Andy Cseh, Frances Mac Elmore, Josie Jackson, Shawn Michael Matthews, Jane McAdams, Diya Patel, Sara Hayes Ridgeway, Andrew Segars, Sara Helen Simmons and Camryn Wilmes. The following members of the Class of ‘26 received this honor: Cliff Bath, Austin McLaurin, Logan Pauly, Olivia Russell, Banks Smith, Mary Ellen Thorne and Sander Warrick. Andrew Brunk ‘27 also received this recognition.
Receiving the AP Scholar with Honor Award for earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more exams were the following students: (Class of ‘25) Annabelle Branham; (Class of ‘26) Muskaan Judge, Sophie MIller, Ella Sill, Michael Thorne, Stirling Tindal and Bowen Zitzke; (Class of ‘27) Abel Ayres.
The following students received the AP Scholar Award for earning a 3 or higher on at least three exams: (Class of ‘25) Abby Bradley, Lottie Bynum, Olivia Cogswell, Anna Kate Coker, Thomas Creech, Emma Howle, Molly Jones, Gavin Lamb, Michael Lauzon, Emily Mason, Alex Mut, Akshar Patel, Sydney Rinkleff, Logan Schumacher, Sophie Sweatman, Kadence Tuders and Michael Warrick; (Class of ‘26) Ella Dixon, Edna Lee Harris, Andrew Howle, Sam Leard, Ben Rabon, Joey Robertson, Carlisle Segars, McClain Segars and Liz Singkhonket: (Class of ‘27) Torien Byrd, Jose Diaz and Caroline Moorman.
Wilson Hall offers 22 AP classes, more than any school in the region, in the following academic disciplines: Arts, English, History & Social Sciences, Math & Computer Science, Sciences, and World Languages & Cultures. The classes are taught at the college-level by specially trained faculty. Mrs. Susan Barfield, Director of Academics, coordinates the AP program.