Twenty-eight members of Episcopal’s class of 2005 and 18 students in the class of 2006 have been named AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Examinations, including two National Scholars.

Sara Paccamonti and Bret Wilson, both class of 2005, earned the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of those exams.

Eleven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of those exams. Those students are Paccamonti, Wilson, Vanessa Begat, Jessica Ferreyra, Christopher Hobbs, Luke Machen, Kristi O’Brien, Andre Prudhomme, Elizabeth Stewart and Alex Whelan, class of 2005, and Stanley Chen, class of 2006.

Sixteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of those exams. Those students are Ellyse Attinger, Lauren Breeland, Kendall Childers, Jennifer Lum, Ryan Lyle, Ashley Mick, Kelly Murtagh, Coleman Nalley, Karen Pace and Michael White, class of 2005, and Clarke Armatis, Kenneth Leu, Trey Miller, Jane Slatton, Sean Swanner and Liz Young, class of 2006. Armatis earned the honor based on AP exams he took at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans.

Nineteen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams, with grades of 3 or higher. They are Rachel Aguiar, Haley Hofmann, Sean Moles, Brett Paddock, Evan Scott, Lauren Stanat, Jill Whitley and Kristen Williams, class of 2005, and Bryce Beard, Ben Bologna, Michael Gieger, Meg Goodner, John-Paul Grenier, Sarah Margaret Hardie, Alex Koren, Alex Rossi, U.J. Santiesteban, Danielle Shockey and Sydney Turner, class of 2006. Bologna and Geiger earned the honor based on AP exams they took at St. Martin’s Episcopal School in Metairie, while Koren earned the honor based on AP exams he took at Isidore Newman School in New Orleans.

AP Examinations, which students take in May after completing challenging college-level courses at their high school, are graded on a 5-point scale (5 is the highest). Most of the nation’s colleges and universities award credit, advanced placement, or both for grades of 3 or higher.