Saltus Magazine Winter 2012 Page 9

S A L T U S M A G A Z I N E

Fifteen AP Scholars

Students in the Saltus Graduate Years
Programme (SGY) achieved outstanding
results in the College Board's Advanced
Placement (AP) examinations. This prestigious
programme covers work at the level of first-
year university courses and offers students
the opportunity to gain college-level skills in
a high-school setting. More students take
AP examinations worldwide than any other
exam. Success in the AP exams can earn
placement, credit or both in many North
American universities, as well as in universities
in 28 other countries. AP examinations are
graded between 1 and 5, with 5 being the
highest grade.

This year, 15 of our students were named

AP Scholars based on their exam results,
including four students who attained
National AP Scholar (Bermuda) status. This
is the highest AP designation, granted to
students who receive an average score of at
least 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of
4 or higher on five or more of these exams.
In addition, Saltus saw excellent results in
SGY1, with four students awarded AP Scholar
status (one with Honour) after completing
only one year of the SGY programme.

National AP Scholars (Bermuda) and AP

Scholars with Distinction:

S. Nicholas Barton

(Princeton Univ., US) with 9 AP passes
(eight Grade 5s, one Grade 4);

Michael

Johnston

(Pennsylvania State Univ., US)

with 7 AP passes (three Grade 5s, three
Grade 4s, one Grade 3);

Daniel Pell

(Univ. of

Waterloo & Wilfrid Laurier Univ., Canada)
with 7 AP passes (three Grade 5s, three
Grade 4s, one Grade 3); and

Hannah Gibbons

(Univ. of California at Berkeley, US) with 6
AP passes (five Grade 5s, one Grade 4).

AP Scholars with Honour:

Rachel

Doughty

(Univ. of Brighton, UK);

Kyle

McGhee

(Univ. of Guelph, Canada);

Kelsey Pichery

(Univ. of Waterloo, Canada);

SGY1

Xiaoyu Sun

AP Scholars:

Scott Clarke

(Univ. of Virginia,

US),

Andrew Frith

(Univ. of Waterloo, Canada),

Danielle Lightbourn

(Gap Year/ Queen's

Univ., Canada),

Nicholas Patterson

(Univ.

of Calgary, Canada), SGY1s

Mark Godfrey

Leandra Stracquadanio

and

Jevon Swan

Saltus students had excellent examination

results, with 89 percent of Year 11 students

achieving 5 or more passes at Grades A*

to C. This builds further on last year's 84

percent pass rate and is a testament to the

hard work and dedication of students and

faculty. Noteworthy achievements

included:

Courtney Barbosa (3 A*s, 3

As, 4 Bs),

Ciara Burrows (2 A*s, 7 As,

1 B),

Nathaniel Hartwig (3 A*s, 6 As,

1 B),

Daniel Heintzman (2 A*s, 4 As, 3

Bs), and

Joss Lines (5 A*s, 2 As, 2 Bs).

"Our focus on raising standards and

striving for academic excellence is continuing

to impact very positively on our results," says

Headmaster Staunton. "It's always gratifying

to see students reach their potential and I'd

like to thank the teachers for the hard work

they have put in to help students who are to

be congratulated on their achievements."

Additionally, Year 10 and Year 9 students

achieved 64 exam passes at Grades A* to

C in English Language, Spanish and

Music--a 94-percent pass rate.

Great GCSE results