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Thursday, December 9, 2004

AGBU MANOOGIAN-DEMIRDJIAN SCHOOL STUDENTS EARN HIGH MARKS IN AP
SCHOLAR AWARDS 2004: SELECTED FROM OVER ONE MILLION STUDENTS

New York, NY – Thirty-nine students at AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian
School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board
in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level
Advanced Placement Program (AP®) Exams.

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 AP Exams.

About 17 percent of the more than one million high school students in
almost 15,000 secondary schools worldwide who took AP Exams performed
at a sufficiently high level to merit the recognition of AP
Scholar. At AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian School, 39 percent of all
students who took AP Exams in May 2004 have earned AP Scholar Awards.

The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on
student performance on AP exams. At AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian, three
students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award, eleven students
qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award, five students
qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award, and twenty students
qualified for the AP Scholar Award.

Most American colleges and universities award credit, advanced
placement, or both based on successful performance on the AP
Exams. More than 1,400 institutions award a full year’s credit
(sophomore standing) to students presenting a sufficient number of
qualifying grades.

The College Board’s mission is to connect high school students to
college success and opportunity. The College Board is committed to the
principles of excellence and equity, and that commitment is embodied
in all of its programs, services, activities, and concerns.

Established in 1976, AGBU Manoogian-Demirdjian () is
one of AGBU’s largest Armenian schools in the Diaspora and continues
to serve Southern California’s growing Armenian community.

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