AP Testing will begin May 3 and last through May 15, with 748 Legacy students taking 1,148 exams during the two-week period.
“I think it says a lot about the caliber of the kids attempting these tests,” AP US History teacher and AP Coordinator Mandy Gent said. “It’s a good representation of the program we’ve got going, that we’ve got so many kids involved in the AP program.”
The district has opted to cover the costs of tests for students currently enrolled in correlating classes, which amount to an estimated $55,000.
“It’s a great thing academically, to have a high-performing school,” Academic Principal Christine Englert said. “It’s a lot of money, and I’m glad to see it. It helps us a great deal so our students don’t have to pay for it.”
With close to 200 more students taking tests, the school will administer almost 40% more exams than last year.
“To me the AP classes are a lot more interesting. You get to go into so much depth and detail than you do in a lot of the other classes,” Mrs. Gent said. “If you’re going to be in the class anyways, you might as well take advantage of the opportunities you have.”
Senior Chase Tremaine had not signed up for any AP tests until this year. He plans to take seven, including psychology, English language, English literature, chemistry, macroeconomics, government and calculus AB.
“My past 12 years of schooling have all led up to these tests,” Tremaine said. “And hopefully these tests will lead to a huge jump start into college. I would feel foolish if I didn’t take complete advantage of this opportunity.”
