From the Math Department...

AP Calculus Wall of Fame

Every year around the first of Wednesday of May, the Advanced Placement Calculus test is given to students who would like to bypass an introductory calculus course and receive college credits as well. Students spend the year learning calculus concepts such as derivatives, integrals, and differential equations and go through an intensive review in the weeks leading up to the test. Every college requires a different minimum score on the test to receive credit – for example Penn State gives 4 credits in mathematics to students scoring a “4” or “5” on the AP Calculus test. 

While college credits are nice, the goal of many AP Calculus students in Red Lion is to have their name forever placed on the “AP Calculus Wall of Fame” in room A206.  In order to have their name placed on the wall students must score a “5” on the AP Calculus test – the highest score possible. Every year approximately 250,000 students take the test nationally and only about 20% receive a “5” on the test.  Over the past few years AP Calc students who take the test at Red Lion have received a “5” about 65% of the time.

In fact the 2012 group did particularly well, with 23 students receiving a “5” out of the 30 students who took the test. New AP Calculus Wall of Fame inductees include: Jeff Adams, Harmony Austin, Colby Bennett, Galen Bush, Evan Bittner, Sunshine Colvin, Ben Doersom, Sam Fessman, Dalton Fishel, Julie Fuhrman, Jenni Golden, Ketih Golden, Emily Gross, Jenna Hammers, Dustin Innerst, Sam Keller, Ryan Kunselman, Katie Marvel, Calvin Nelson, Adam Poff, Matt Scott, Kristin Snyder, and Nate Weaver.

What’s in store for the calculus class of 2013? After a year of hard work this class hopes to add another long list of names to the AP Calculus Wall of Fame as well.