South had a total 61 AP Scholars, which is up from last year’s 53 students. Among those recognized, graduates Tynan Jackson and Olivia Malone were awarded National AP Scholar Status, having earned an average score of at least four on all AP exams taken and scores of four or higher on eight or more of the exams. In the four years that Jackson and Malone were Cougars, they both took at least 10 AP exams.

In addition South has two current seniors, Rhome Apton and Amanda Swanson, who are AP Scholars with Distinction. Overall PSHS posted an average AP score of 3.28, which is down from last year, but the school said they look forward to seeing that number rise this year.

Overall there were 260 students in District 202 named 2015 AP Scholars. These AP Scholars are evaluated based on their performance on the Advanced Placement test taken during the 2014-2015 school year.