St. Joseph Collegiate Institute names scholars

Sixteen Amherst residents were among 46 students from St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute to earn the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams.

The following students, all 2006 graduates, qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams: David Ederer, Michael LaPoint, John Liolos, John Ludders, Seio O'Hara, John Pinski, John Schnitter and Ryan Townsell.

Another 2006 graduate, Benjamin Bolas, qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

The following students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP examinations with grades of 3 or higher: James Berezney, Kevin Carocci, Lukas Hoffmann, Robert Klein, Mark Pawlowski and Daniel Slough, all 2006 graduates, and David Nasca, a senior. The College Board's AP program

offers students the opportunity to take challenging college level courses while still in high school and to receive college credit, advanced placement or both for successful performance on the AP exams.

Almost 18 percent of the more than 1.3 million students who took AP exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar. Students took AP exams in May 2006 after completing college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on a student's performance.