One hundred and seventy-six students at the West Bend High Schools have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams.

The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students’ who have demonstrated college-level achievement by taking AP courses and subsequently AP Exams.

Seven East students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average score of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. These students are Morgan Dommisse, Adam Gergetz, Jacob Kruepke, Ryan Lucka, Addison McGhee, Andrew Steiner and Elizabeth Williams. Additionally, ten West students received this honor, they are: Noah Barnes, Bryce Henschel, Abigail Janto, Maria Jasen, Alexis Johnson, Rachel Kruepke, Zachary Meyers, David Rosene, Aimee Solheim and Matthew Stoll.

Thirty-six East students and thirty-five West students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning 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. The East students are:  Audrey Adelson, Lydia Albrecht, Hannah Bensen, Alyssa Birkeland, John Buehler, John Cameron, Emmalee Ciriacks, Morgan Dommisse, Kayla Furlano, Emmanuel Garrison-Hooks, Adam Gergetz, James Griffin, Adam Gumm, Michele Haeberlin, Anna Johnson, Benjamin Johnson, Elijah Killinger, Jacob Kruepke, Sydney Kylar, Cayla Lepak, Ryan Lucka, Hannah Luckow, Addison McGhee, Elijah Mentch, Josef Morisse, Hannah Nehmer, Brandon Parkison, Jakob Ravn, Zoey Roberts, Joseph Roth, Melina Schaetz, Samuel Scherzer, Lauren Sorensen, Lydia Spettel, Andrew Steiner and Elizabeth Williams. West students are:  Noah Barnes, Leah Botting, Victoria Burns, Reiley Collins, Kara Conley, Kieran Conley, Tyson Diffor, Kylie Engstrom, Jordan Gehrke, Leah Gudex, Krystal Hakes, Ryan Hanrahan, Amelia Hansen, Mackenzie Heinen, Bryce Henschel, Clara Hunt, Abigail Janto, Maria Jasen, Alexis Johnson, Owen Kannenberg, Dylan Kernan, Maggie Kieser, Rachel Kruepke, Shawna Landvatter, Tait Mauland, Zachary Meyers, Lily Miller, Kyle Parks, Michael Roemer, Jade Rogge, David Rosene, Kayla Schneider, Aimee Solheim, Matthew Stoll and Tamika Wiesner.

Twenty-six East and twenty West students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning 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. The East students are: Austin Aliota, Denis Ardelean, Hannah Bohn, Madeleine Craig, Erica Fahrenkrug, Alexander Franke, Erica Gilhuber, Whitney Harmon, Georgia Harrison, Ryan Henke, Tanner Hopp, Benjamin Kroll, Emily McCabe, Thomas McCurdy, Jarod Meffert, Erin Melvin, Madeline Mollwitz, Isabella Nagovan, Miranda Paikowski, Alina Prahl, Caleb Ravn, Alysia Santamaria, Zachary Schneider, Dante Serrano, Rachel Uhren and Rebecca Virchow. West students are: Jacob Cass, Katie Espen, Shane Flynn, Claire Frick, Elizabeth Hadler, Jessica Heimke, Connor Hoppe, Liam Hupfer, Benjamin Kannenberg, Katie Kershaw, Tucker Nowack, Cera Propper, Abigail Schmidt, Elizabeth Schreiber, Quinn Skidmore, Matthew Tomey, Alison Wagner, Augustin Wedeward, Holly Wergin and Victoria Zich.

Thirty-one East and twenty-eight West students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with scores of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars from East are: Trevor Abel, Jesse Bauer, Alexander Berry, Brendan Boehlke, Kylie Cartwright, Amelia Daley, Brandon Gall, Christine Gan, Naomi Hadley, Elizabeth Hankins, Colton Harris, Kayla Keegan, Brandi Kreger, Shayla McClain, Kaitlyn McCurdy, Maranda Murphy, Andrea Narveson, Elizabeth Odness, Katie Opgenorth, Daniel Pomeroy, Shelbie Proudfoot, Ryan Ramierez, Elisabeth Rusch, Emily Rusch, Rachel Sanborn, Anthony Spence, Megan Swope, Mackenzie Tighe, Meredith Vande Zandee, Gabrielle Wanasek and Logan Woods. The West students are: Marvin Bateman, Brianna Bembenek, Alexandra Bensen, Ifeoluwa Ekunsanmi, Sydney Faehling, Matthew Iverson, Alyssa Jay, Hogan Johnson, Hunter Johnson, Abigail Kerzman, Hayden Kolowrat, Haley Kraft, Caroline Krebs, Sarah Legate, Andrew Lumsden, Caitlyn Malsom, Amanda Mezera, Jared Mitchell, Morgan Mueller, Kayla Nettsheim, Adam Newell, Coleton Nordquist, Kelsey Oliver, Taylor Pichler, Abigail Rudd, Abigail Sella, Sarah Vorderbruggen and Theran Wanta.

Thirty-six percent of East test takers earned a scholar notation, and 28 percent of the West students were given scholar standing.  Seventy–eight percent of the East students and eighty percent of the West students who took an AP exam achieved a 3 or better.  The National AP pass rate is sixty percent.

Through 34 different college-level courses and exams, AP provides academically prepared students with the opportunity to earn college credit or advanced placement and stand out in the college admission process. Each exam is developed by a committee of college and university faculty and AP teachers, ensuring that AP Exams are aligned with the same high standards expected by college faculty at some of the nation’s leading liberal arts and research institutions. More than 3,800 colleges and universities annually receive AP scores. Most four-year colleges in the United States provide credit and/or advanced placement for qualifying exam scores. Research consistently shows that AP students who score a 3 or higher on AP Exams (based on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest) typically experience greater academic success in college and have higher college graduation rates than students who do not participate in AP.

​Questions about the AP program at West Bend East or West  should be directed to Darci VanAdestine, Director of Teaching and Learning 9-12 or Ann Pauli, AP Coordinator.