43 Parrott Students recognized with AP Scholar Awards

Published 7:57 pm Monday, September 15, 2014

ARENDELL PARROTT ACADEMY | CONTRIBUTED Sixteen Arendell Parrott Academy seniors and 27 alumni were recognized as AP Scholars. Standing left to right: Madison Finizio (Kinston), Lauren Jones (Kinston), Thomas Grady (Kinston), Devin Cregan (Goldsboro), An Thu Le (Pollocksville), William Brechtelsbauer (Greenville), Brianna Casey (Kinston), Gatphan Atassi (Greenville), Michael Finizio (Kinston), Morgan Barbre (Greenville). Seated left to right: Hawes Collier (Washington), Brendan Kerlin (Goldsboro), Neil Sides (New Bern), Andrew Moll (Greenville), Tyson Creech (Kinston) and William Hargett (Greenville).

ARENDELL PARROTT ACADEMY | CONTRIBUTED
Sixteen Arendell Parrott Academy seniors and 27 alumni were recognized as AP Scholars. Standing left to right: Madison Finizio (Kinston), Lauren Jones (Kinston), Thomas Grady (Kinston), Devin Cregan (Goldsboro), An Thu Le (Pollocksville), William Brechtelsbauer (Greenville), Brianna Casey (Kinston), Gatphan Atassi (Greenville), Michael Finizio (Kinston), Morgan Barbre (Greenville). Seated left to right: Hawes Collier (Washington), Brendan Kerlin (Goldsboro), Neil Sides (New Bern), Andrew Moll (Greenville), Tyson Creech (Kinston) and William Hargett (Greenville).

From Arendell Parrott Academy

Forty-three Arendell Parrott Academy students have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams with one achieving national ranking. Last May, 107 Parrott Academy students took 230 examinations with 82 percent of students receiving a grade of 3 or higher on one or more exams. Worldwide 61.3 percent of the 2.3 million AP students scored a 3 or higher. In North Carolina 60.6 percent of AP students scored a grade of 3 or higher.

Graduate William Archie was named a National AP Scholar for earning a grade of 5 on all ten AP Exams taken. William is attending Washington and Lee University as a Johnson Scholar. William is the grandson of Bet and Tommy Archie of Washington.

Senior Hawes Collier qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. Hawes is the son of Beth and Chris Collier of Washington.