September got off to a superb start for 42 current Jericho High School Seniors who recently received notification of the College Board Advanced Placement Scholar Awards. Award standings are based, for these students, on Advanced Placement courses completed by the end of their junior year. These 42 students represent just under 25 percent of the entire senior class, an incredible statistic indeed. Students have an opportunity to earn another AP award by completing additional college level studies during their senior year.

AP examinations, which students take in May after completing college level courses, are graded on a five-point scale. Credit, Advanced Placement or both is awarded at most of the nation's colleges and universities for grades of three or higher. More than 1,400 institutions award a year of credit (sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of qualifying grades. There are 32 AP examinations offered in 18 subject areas, each consisting of multiple choice and free response (essay or problem solving) questions.

Sixteen seniors qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP examinations with grades of three or higher. AP Scholars are Victor Adefuye, Robert Blumenfeld, Rocco Buffalino, Jamie Eichinger, Scott Feinblum, David Ginsburg, Steven Gottlieb, Elizabeth Itzkowitz, Alvin Kang, Benjamin Laser, Michael Liebenstein, Jason Meyers, David Pollack, Allison Pross, Carolyn Press and Maggie Sollecito.

Twenty-four students qualified for the Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and grades of three or higher on four or more of these exams. AP Scholar with Honor was awarded to Noreen Brody, Jordan Feirman, Jamie Freedman, Isha Gandhi, Eric Garfinkel, Joshua Gelfand, Ruvym Gilman, IIan Hausner, Jonathan Herman, Sally Koo, Devyani Kothari, Ian Krochek, Evan Levine, Gautam Mashettiwar, Shilpa Mehra, Karen Narang, Thomas Niederkofler, Gabriella Reubins, Marc Rosen, Jessica Sheena, Adam Slutsky, Julie Soare, Jessica Spiegel and Jennifer Weingarten.

Two students 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 three or higher on five or more of these exams. Receiving AP Scholar Awards with Distinction were Alia Chisty and Abhishek Mathur.

The College Board is a not-for-profit educational association that supports academic preparation and transition to higher education for students around the world through the ongoing collaboration of its member schools, colleges, universities, educational systems and organizations. Jericho, in partnership with The College Board, continues to promote educational excellence for all students.