November 7, 2012 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 13 Local students among Bergen Catholic’s AP Scholars Two Bergen Catholic graduates were named National AP Scholars. This award is granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least a 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight-or-more of these exams. The National AP Scholars included Craig Boswell of Franklin Lakes, who is currently studying at Duke University; and William Lowe of Maywood, now a student at Miami University in Ohio. Three Bergen Catholic graduates and one former B.C. student received the AP Scholar with Honor Award for receiving an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams. Honorees included Lawrence Chan of Tappan, New York; Connor Cole of Allendale, now a student at the University of Richmond; Seong- hwan Park of Norwood; and Peter Ryan of Franklin Lakes, a student at New York University. Ten B.C. graduates and five current students received the AP Scholar Award for receiving grades of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams. Those honorees included Phillip Bempong of Paramus; Matthew Coyne of Harrington Park; Adam Degand of Oradell; Nicholas Didio of Oradell; Sung Hoon Hong of Paramus; Stephen Jakubiec of Haledon; Jihoon Kim of Ridgewood, currently a student at Rutgers University; Sangyeop Lee of Closter Brendan McCullagh of New City, New York; John Pruitt of Waldwick; Tae Lim Seo of Paramus; TimothyPaul Shaker of Englewood Cliffs; Won Sup Song of Norwood; Jong Yoon of Fort Lee; and Sukwhan Youn of Paramus. Five current students at Bergen Catholic have been named AP Scholars. The students are (standing) Adam Degand of Oradell, Phillip Bempong of Paramus, and TimothyPaul Shaker of Englewood Cliffs, and (sitting) John Pruitt of Waldwick and Tae Lim Seo of Paramus. Twenty-three recent graduates, five current students, and one former student of Bergen Catholic High School have earned the distinction of being named Advanced Placement Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Examinations taken in May. The College Board’s Advanced Placement 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 Advanced Placement exams. In addition to helping students earn college credit and advanced placement, the program helps them stand out in the college admissions process, gain skills that will help them succeed in college, and broaden their intellectual horizons. Only a small percent of the more than 1.7 million students worldwide who took Advanced Placement Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP Scholar.