District honored by College Board

Avon Local Schools is one of 373 school districts in the U.S. and Canada honored by the College Board with placement on the ninth annual AP District Honor Roll, according to a news release.

To be included in the AP District Honor Roll, Avon Schools had to, since 2016, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP exam scores of three or higher, the release said.

“We are proud of the diversity of courses we are offering our students,” said Kristina Buller, principal at Avon High School. “Our teachers are dedicated to providing college level offerings to our students.

“The courses are rigorous and rewarding. There is both a financial and intrinsic value to these courses and the students see what when applying to colleges. I am proud of our staff and students.”

Buller said 360 students are enrolled in AP courses out of 1,400 students in the school.

“We are very proud of this distinct recognition and it is truly a reflection of our staff’s willingness to be trained and teach the rigor of an AP course,” said Ben Hodge, assistant superintendent of Avon Schools.

“Our students continue to be impressive as they perform at such a high level every year.”