Good Hope School senior Kieran Locke has been named an Advanced Placement (AP) Scholars by the College Board in recognition of exceptional achievement on college-level AP examinations. About 13 percent of the 700,000 students who took the examinations in May performed at a level high enough to merit the recognition.
Students take the AP examinations after completing challenging college-level courses at their high schools. At Good Hope, courses are available in seven areas: art, British literature, calculus, French, Spanish, U.S. history and world literature, a release from the school stated. Kieran qualified for the award by completing at least three examinations with grades of 3 or higher.
Most American colleges and universities award credit or advanced placement, or both, based on successful performance on the AP examinations. More than 1,400 institutions award a year of credit (equivalent to sophomore standing) to entering students who present enough qualifying grades. In the recent past, Good Hope School has had students gain more than a semester's college credits for such performance.
Kieran is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Locke.
