Gainesville High School has been named an Advanced Placement Honor School, one of 230 schools recognized by the state Department of Education this year.
“It’s essential that we offer a robust set of opportunities to Georgia students, and Advanced Placement is an important part of that,” said State School Superintendent Richard Woods. “I congratulate the educators and leaders who worked to create strong AP programs in these 230 Georgia schools, ultimately connecting students with high-level coursework and the opportunity to gain college credit.”
The schools are named in six categories, based on the results of 2018 AP courses and exams.
Gainesville High School earned the distinction in AP Access and Support, AP Humanities, and AP STEM. Seventeen Advanced Placement courses including the AP Capstone Diploma are offered at GHS, providing rigorous college-level instruction with equity of access to all students. For the 2018-2019 school year, 342 students are enrolled in Advanced Placement courses.
“We are immeasurably proud of our students and their accomplishments,” said GHS Principal Jamie Green. “We are equally proud and thankful for the efforts of our talented faculty. Every day we work hard to support all students and live up to our mission of inspiring, nurturing, challenging, and preparing them.”
The Hall County School System's AP honor schools were announced a week ago.
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