Several current Marion High School students and members of the MHS Class of 2025 have been recognized by the College Board for their cumulative excellent performance on multiple Advanced Placement tests in the 2024-25 school year or earlier in their high school career.
Every year, the College Board, which administers AP exams, awards students who have excelled on multiple exams. AP exams are scored on a scale of 1 to 5. A score of 3 designates the student as “qualified” and capable of doing the work of an introductory-level course in a particular subject at college, according to the AP Program’s website. Many colleges and universities grant credit and placement for scores of 3, 4 or 5, but the AP Program’s website notes that each college decides which scores it will accept.
Here’s a complete look at the most recent AP honors, reflecting scores on tests taken in spring 2025 or earlier in a student's high school career:
AP Scholars with Distinction
(earning scores of 3 or higher on five or more exams, with an average score of at least 3.5 on all exams taken)
- Nathaniel Beck, Class of 2025
- Grace Carpenter, senior
- Julia Detamore, Class of 2025
- Richard Detamore, senior
- Austin Ferren, Class of 2025
- Michael Herrington, Class of 2025
AP Scholars with Honor
(earning scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams, with an average score of at least 3.25 on all exams taken)
- Zachary Hehle, Class of 2025
- Elijah Inskeep, senior
- Damien Martin, Class of 2025
- Abigail Ndow, Class of 2025
- Derrick Simmons-Lollis, senior
AP Scholars
(earning scores of 3 or higher on three or more exams)
- Gigi Bunker, senior
- Lennon Cordell, senior
- Delilah Coulter, Class of 2025
- Joselyn Garcia, Class of 2025
- Noah Gilreath, Class of 2025
- Andrew Hancock, Class of 2025
- Chayim Hofmann, senior
- Emerson Jackson, Class of 2025
- Ravleen Rai, Class of 2025
- Desalegn Tapper, Class of 2025
- Allyson Williams, senior
In addition, students can earn other AP awards as part of AP Capstone, a diploma program based on two year-long AP courses: AP Seminar and AP Research. These courses are designed to complement other AP courses that the AP Capstone student may take. Instead of teaching specific subject knowledge, AP Seminar and AP Research use an interdisciplinary approach to develop the critical thinking, research, collaboration, time management, and presentation skills students need for college-level work. Several MHS students earned recognition in this category as well:
AP Seminar and Research Certificate
(earning scores of 3 or higher in AP Seminar and AP Research)
- Delilah Coulter, Class of 2025 (also AP Scholar)
- Joselyn Garcia, Class of 2025 (also AP Scholar)
- Ravleen Rai, Class of 2025 (also AP Scholar)
Since 1955, the rigorous Advanced Placement Program has enabled millions of students to take college-level courses and exams and to earn college credit or placement while still in high school.
According to a study cited on the AP Program’s website, AP students have better four-year college graduation rates than those who did not take AP. Taking AP also increases eligibility for scholarships and makes candidates more attractive to colleges.
AP Scholar honors put the spotlight on students who excel in multiple subjects, and students may cite this academic distinction among their credentials on applications, resumes, and portfolios. (Learn more about the honors here.)
Notable statistics from the 2025 AP exams at MHS:
- MHS students passed 129 AP exams for 11 different courses: AP Research; AP Seminar; Biology; Calculus (AB and BC); Chemistry; English Language and Composition; Environmental Science; Human Geography; Statistics; and World History. The number of students taking a particular test ranged from 3 to 43. The overall passing rate this year at MHS was 54.3 percent.
- 100 percent of MHS students who took the Chemistry exam passed; this surpasses the 74.3 percent passing rate nationwide, and 73.3 percent passing rate in Indiana.
- 87.5 percent of MHS students who took the Calculus BC exam passed; this surpasses the 78.6 percent passing rate nationwide, and the 80.7 percent passing rate in Indiana.
- 82.4 percent of MHS students who took the Calculus AB exam passed; this surpasses the 64.2 percent passing rate nationwide, and 64.6 percent passing rate in Indiana.
Marion Community Schools is proud of these students’ excellent achievements, and is proud of the early college opportunities MHS continues to offer to its students. For information about how your high school student can take advantage of these early college credit opportunities and more, check out the enrollment section of our website.