Nearly 100 Sherman High School students were recognized for their excellent performance on their May 2023 Advanced Placement Exams at the annual AP Breakfast on Oct. 17.
A total of 440 students took 573 exams in May with 21% of students taking one or more exams. Over half of the exams taken received a score of a 3, 4, or 5, meaning the student could receive credit for a college course at any Texas college or university. In all, 25 SHS students achieved a 5, the highest possible score.
Tested subjects included English, Calculus, Environmental Science, World History, Macroeconomics, Psychology, Spanish Literature, Music Theory, Computer Science and Art.
Among the high scorers was Rachel Hammett, who earned every single possible point on her AP 2D Art and Design Portfolio. She is one of 338 students in the nation to receive a perfect score on that exam.
“I was pretty shocked,” she said. “This isn’t multiple choice, and it’s judged individually with a rubric. I thought this was even more impossible.”
“I have had students score 5s but I have never received recognition of a student scoring a perfect score and being one of 338 students in the world,” said Sherry Young, Hammett’s AP art teacher. “It is very exceptional.”
To top off her perfect score, Hammett also earned 5s on the four other AP Exams she took last school year, earning her the AP Scholar with Distinction award.
Students who received an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams were named AP Scholars with Distinction. This year’s AP Scholars with Distinction were:
- Creed Dobbs
- Ty Giltrap Glaze
- Rachel Hammett
- Leif Inocian
- Dylan Jackman
- Garrett Wilkins
- Aubrey Wright
Students who received an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams were recognized as AP Scholars with Honor. Joanna Portillo received this recognition.
Students who received scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams were recognized as AP Scholars. This year’s AP Scholars were:
- Rhilyn Adams
- Kaitlyn Brem
- Elijah Bryan
- Jayden Dawson
- Thalia Estes
- Jaxon Fink
- Hayden Jang
- Autum Kim
- Camille Melo
- Kaiden Mullinix
- Katie Mullins
- Alexander Nield
- Madeline Nunn
- Leslie Ochoa
- Edward Padron
- Heather Parker
- Keyla Ramirez
- Cinnamon Roberts
- Layla Sisemore
- Angel Solorzano
- Camila Suarez
- Carson Vansickle
