‌‌FOR‌‌IMMEDIATE‌‌RELEASE‌ 

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September‌‌20,‌‌2020‌  ‌
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Contact:‌ ‌Karen‌‌Rudolph‌  ‌
254-215-2081‌‌(office)‌  ‌
870-403-6116‌‌(mobile)‌  ‌
karen.rudolph@bisd.net‌  ‌
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BELTON‌‌ISD‌‌STUDENTS‌‌RECOGNIZED‌‌FOR‌‌ACHIEVEMENT‌‌ON‌‌AP‌‌EXAMS‌  ‌
National‌‌recognition‌‌spotlights‌‌hard‌‌work‌‌of‌‌students‌‌and‌‌teachers‌  ‌
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BELTON,‌‌TX‌‌—‌‌Belton‌‌ISD‌‌is‌‌celebrating‌‌116‌‌students‌‌who‌‌earned‌‌recognition‌‌for‌‌top‌‌ 
marks‌‌on‌‌their‌‌AP‌‌exams‌‌taken‌‌last‌‌spring.‌  ‌
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The‌‌students‌‌were‌‌recognized‌‌by‌‌the‌‌College‌‌Board‌‌for‌‌college-level‌‌achievement‌‌as‌‌ 
demonstrated‌‌by‌‌their‌‌performance‌‌on‌‌multiple‌‌AP‌‌exams‌‌taken‌‌in‌‌May‌‌2021.‌  ‌
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“Advanced‌‌Placement‌‌classes‌‌are‌‌an‌‌academically‌‌challenging‌‌environment,”‌‌said‌‌Tiffany‌‌ 
Sommerfeld,‌‌director‌‌of‌‌academic‌‌advising‌‌and‌‌counseling.‌‌“The‌‌goal‌‌of‌‌these‌‌courses‌‌is‌‌to‌‌ 
help‌‌prepare‌‌our‌‌students‌‌for‌‌the‌‌college‌‌experience.‌‌These‌‌recognitions‌‌spotlight‌‌the‌‌ 
hours‌‌and‌‌hours‌‌of‌‌preparation‌‌and‌‌studying‌‌that‌‌our‌‌students‌‌and‌‌teachers‌‌put‌‌in.‌‌We‌‌are‌‌ 
always‌‌so‌‌proud‌‌of‌‌their‌‌efforts‌‌and‌‌especially‌‌when‌‌those‌‌efforts‌‌are‌‌acknowledged‌‌by‌‌a ‌‌
national‌‌organization.”‌  ‌
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The‌‌College‌‌Board‌‌recognizes‌‌students‌‌each‌‌year‌‌in‌‌four‌‌progressively‌‌prestigious‌‌ 
categories:‌‌AP‌‌Scholar,‌‌AP‌‌Scholar‌‌with‌‌Honor,‌‌AP‌‌Scholar‌‌with‌‌Distinction‌‌and‌‌National‌‌AP‌ 
Scholar.‌  ‌
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“It’s‌‌a‌‌testament‌‌to‌‌the‌‌quality‌‌of‌‌both‌‌our‌‌students‌‌and‌‌teachers‌‌to‌‌have‌‌so‌‌many‌‌students‌‌ 
earn‌‌this‌‌recognition,”‌‌Sommerfeld‌‌said.‌‌“We‌‌are‌‌beyond‌‌proud‌‌of‌‌the‌‌hard‌‌work‌‌this‌‌ 
represents‌‌and‌‌will‌‌continue‌‌to‌‌work‌‌to‌‌increase‌‌access‌‌and‌‌opportunities‌‌for‌‌students.”‌  ‌
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Please‌‌see‌‌attached‌‌list‌‌of‌‌students‌‌receiving‌‌awards‌‌from‌‌the‌‌College‌‌Board.‌  ‌
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The‌‌following‌‌Belton‌‌ISD‌‌students‌‌received‌‌scores‌‌of‌‌3‌‌or‌‌higher‌‌on‌‌three‌‌or‌‌more‌‌AP‌‌ 
Exams‌‌qualifying‌‌them‌‌as‌‌an‌‌AP‌‌Scholar‌: ‌ ‌
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Vanessa‌‌Ake‌  ‌ Nicholas‌‌Howe‌  ‌ Grace‌‌Pohl‌  ‌
Riley‌‌Avery‌  ‌ Averi‌‌Hunt‌  ‌ Virginia‌‌Pusey‌  ‌
Annie‌‌Bailey‌  ‌ Jason‌‌Janczak‌  ‌ Yannett‌‌Ramirez‌  ‌
Madelyn‌‌Bradshaw‌  ‌ Michael‌‌Jones‌  ‌ Luke‌‌Read‌  ‌
Savannah‌‌Bradshaw‌  ‌ Ryan‌‌Jones‌  ‌ Jackson‌‌Reasoner‌  ‌
Jacob‌‌Brauns‌  ‌ Joseph‌‌Knox‌  ‌ Blake‌‌Rendon‌  ‌
Ryan‌‌Carpio-Brown‌  ‌ Kaylee‌‌Lamb‌  ‌ Aaron‌‌Rhoads‌  ‌
Avery-Timothy‌‌Clarke‌  ‌ Garrett‌‌Lazott‌  ‌ Raina‌‌Ross‌  ‌
Shannon‌‌Cook‌  ‌ Daniel‌‌Le‌  ‌ Melanie‌‌Salazar‌  ‌
Michael‌‌Eckert‌  ‌ Collin‌‌Magowan‌  ‌ Aidan‌‌Sallee‌ 
Steven‌‌Ellis‌  ‌ Piper‌‌Magowan‌  ‌ Natalie‌‌Scammell‌  ‌
Madison‌‌Dang‌  ‌ Ethan‌‌Matous‌  ‌ Sydney‌‌Sell‌  ‌
Elissa‌‌Davis‌  ‌ Ivan‌‌Millan‌‌Reyes‌  ‌ Matthew‌‌Sierras‌  ‌
Lesa‌‌Doskocil‌  ‌ Garrett‌‌Mooney‌  ‌ Olivia‌‌Stum‌  ‌
Laurel‌‌Farris‌  ‌ Chase‌‌Moore‌  ‌ Nick‌‌Sullivan‌  ‌
Corinne‌‌Finley‌  ‌ Grace‌‌Moyer‌  ‌ Christian‌‌Thames‌  ‌
Alex‌‌Flory‌  ‌ Abigail‌‌Morgan‌  ‌ Kevin‌‌Thomas‌  ‌
Samuel‌‌Fothergill‌  ‌ Hayden‌‌Nix‌  ‌ Maria‌‌Valencia‌‌Morale‌  ‌
Anthony‌‌Grullon‌  ‌ Gabriel‌‌Noguera‌  ‌ Martin‌‌VanDusen‌  ‌
Natalie‌‌Hall‌  ‌ Emily‌‌Ogden‌  ‌ Natalia‌‌Vazquez‌  ‌
Axel‌‌Hernandez‌  ‌ Miguel‌‌Olvera‌  ‌ Brayden‌‌Walker‌  ‌
Gentle‌‌Hirwa‌  ‌ Carol‌‌Paleti‌  ‌ Christopher‌‌Wong‌  ‌
Daniel‌‌Holcomb‌  ‌ Kole‌‌Petersen‌  ‌ Serena‌‌Ylostalo‌  ‌
Isabel‌‌Holguin‌  ‌ Allanis‌‌Philip‌  ‌ Dalilah‌‌Zuniga‌  ‌
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The‌‌following‌‌Belton‌‌ISD‌‌students‌‌received‌‌an‌‌average‌‌score‌‌of‌‌at‌‌least‌‌3.25‌‌on‌‌all‌‌AP‌‌ 
Exams‌‌taken‌‌and‌‌scores‌‌of‌‌3‌‌or‌‌higher‌‌on‌‌four‌‌or‌‌more‌‌of‌‌these‌‌exams‌‌qualifying‌‌them‌‌as‌‌an‌‌ 
AP‌‌Scholar‌‌with‌‌Honor‌: ‌ ‌
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Gabrielle‌‌Benson‌  ‌ Samuel‌‌Foreman‌  ‌ Chase‌‌Perry‌  ‌
Sophie‌‌Broom‌  ‌ Nicholas‌‌Garcia‌  ‌ Brookelyn‌‌Pyle‌  ‌
Keira‌‌Campbell‌  ‌ Clayton‌‌Hixson‌  ‌ Aliuna‌‌Schorn‌  ‌
Steven‌‌Crosby‌  ‌ Caroline‌‌Moehlenbrock‌  ‌ Sterling‌‌Weadock‌  ‌
Abigail‌‌Davis‌  ‌ Sergio‌‌Ochoa‌  ‌ Cade‌‌Wenberg‌  ‌
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The‌‌following‌‌Belton‌‌ISD‌‌students‌‌received‌‌an‌‌average‌‌score‌‌of‌‌at‌‌least‌‌3.5‌‌on‌‌all‌‌AP‌‌Exams‌‌ 
taken‌‌and‌‌scores‌‌of‌‌3‌‌or‌‌higher‌‌on‌‌five‌‌or‌‌more‌‌of‌‌these‌‌exams‌‌qualifying‌‌them‌‌as‌‌an‌A
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Scholar‌‌with‌‌Distinction‌: ‌ ‌
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Jay‌‌Baker‌  ‌ Madeline‌‌Fournier‌‌   ‌ Jackson‌‌Rahm‌  ‌
Jackson‌‌Belobrajdic‌  ‌ Gautam‌‌Ghamande‌  ‌ Krithika‌‌Rajesh‌  ‌
Aditi‌‌Bhat‌  ‌ Kobe‌‌Gillians‌  ‌ Maheshwari‌‌Rajesh‌  ‌
Mitchell‌‌Bonner‌  ‌ Rijul‌‌Gupta‌  ‌ Matthew‌‌Salazar‌  ‌
Benjamin‌‌Castro‌  ‌ Karianne‌‌Hosch‌  ‌ Rachel‌‌Schiller‌  ‌
Anna‌‌Cox‌  ‌ Anuraag‌‌Jha‌  ‌ Megan‌‌Shelburne‌  ‌
Kendall‌‌Dollar‌  ‌ MyKaela‌‌Johnston‌  ‌ Daniel‌‌Torres‌‌Rivera‌  ‌
Rhett‌‌England‌  ‌ Kaitlin‌‌Kunz‌  ‌ Madeline‌‌Vacula‌  ‌
Madison‌‌Farwell‌  ‌ Kylan‌‌Menapace‌  ‌ Zane‌‌Williams‌  ‌
Savannah‌‌Fish‌  ‌ Shivangi‌‌Ojha‌  ‌
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