September 2017 School Board Recognition

It was a packed September school board meeting as some of our top students were recognized for their academic achievements.

National Merit Semifinalists

The Cabot School District is proud to recognize our six National Merit Semifinalists for 2018.

The National Merit Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter this program by taking the Preliminary SAT and by meeting published program entry and participation requirements.

There are around 1.5 million students that participate in this exam every year. Of those students, about 16,000 have scores which qualify them as Semifinalists. The state of Arkansas had 137 National Merit Semi Finalists from 44 schools this year, and 6 of those are from Cabot High School.

These students have worked diligently since their sophomore year preparing for the PSAT, the SAT, and their National Merit applications.

Congratulations these outstanding students:

Lauren Dieringer, David Nichols, Taryn Toles, Connor Pearson, Stephanie Taylor
(Not Pictured: James Thompson) 

AP Scholars

The district is also proud to recognize the 2017 AP Scholar Award recipients from Cabot High School.

Students enroll in AP or Advanced Placement courses to gain the experience of college-level work, within the safety and structure of the high school environment. Students have the opportunity to gain college credit for these courses if they succeed not only in the classroom, but also on their AP exams. 

These are typically 3-4 hour-long comprehensive exams at the end of the year that assesses a student's knowledge of a particular subject. AP Exams are given a numerical score between 1-5, which correlates to the level of preparedness for college. A score of 3, 4, or 5 on an AP Exam is considered a successful score.

The College Board presents AP Scholar Awards in recognition of those students who have attained college-level achievement through multiple courses and multiple exams. 

The Cabot School District is proud to announce we had a total of 99 AP Scholars for the 2017 exams. This is an increase of 16 award recipients from 2016. Many of our AP Scholars graduated in May. However, the school board had the honor of recognizing two groups of scholars that are currently enrolled at Cabot High School. 

The AP Scholar Award is given to those students who have taken a minimum of 3 exams and achieved scores of 3 or higher on 3 of those exams. 

Congratulations to our AP Scholars: 

(Not pictured in order) Robert Bell, Gabriel Bernardo, Kyler Buckner, Dara Butcher, Garrett Clark, Madison Elliott, Gracie Fuhrman, Cameron Glenn, George Guzman, Sarah Hankerson, Jordan Johnson, Greyson Kaufman, Joseph Martin, Grayson Mixon, David Nichols, Christopher Rudy, Gage Scroggins, Aleigha Smith, Briana Student, Stephanie Taylor, and Isaac Wolter. 

AP Scholar with Honor

The AP Scholar with Honor recognition is given to those students who achieve an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, AND scores of 3 or higher on 4 or more of these exams.

Congratulations to our AP Scholar with Honor recipients:

Jackson Ward, Connor Pearson, Britney McGloflin, and Kylie Smith

Our six National Merit Semifinalists being recognized at tonight's school board meeting! @CabotHigh @CabotGT pic.twitter.com/Q0xYZsVJPO

— Cabot Public Schools (@cabotsd) September 13, 2017

AP Scholars honored at tonight's school board meeting! We had 99 scholars, many have since started college. Congrats! @CabotGT @CabotHigh pic.twitter.com/jxWyu5ksLd

— Cabot Public Schools (@cabotsd) September 13, 2017

National Merit Semifinalists

AP Scholars

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