We want to use this newsletter to shout out our AP students! At Highland Park, we had 129 students who took a Fine Arts related AP exam, from music theory to 3-D art. 93% of these students received a passing grade of 3 or higher, and 23 of these students received a 5 on their exam. This is the highest AP score awarded, and it means that their score will count towards college credit. We are so proud of our artistic Scots. See below for specifics by department!

AP 2-D Art and Design, AP 3-D Art and Design, and AP Drawing students scored excellently on their exams, with 19 submitted portfolios receiving 5s (the highest AP score awarded)! Overall, 115 AP Art students took an AP Art exam, with 95% of them scoring a 3 or above (a passing grade). Highland Park High School's average score was 0.45 points higher than the Texas average, and 0.28 points higher than the global average! A selection of their art is featured below, using a variety of mediums from watercolor to Photoshop. We are so proud of our visual artists!

Artists featured, AP 2-D Art and Design:

(Side) Elizabeth Irvine

(Top row, L-R) Courtney Wilson, Harris Sands, Kiley Hanson, Tippi Lane

(Bottom row, L-R) Caroline Woram, Ashley Goldman, Carter Gatt, Kate Hatch

Artists featured, AP Drawing:

(Side) Avery Chu

(Top Row, L-R) Tyler Abbara, Reeves Ullman, Faith Zhao, Shay Shiller

(Bottom Row, L-R) Ryan Fainter, Kaylee Son, William Benz, Robert Blake

Along with our art students, we had plenty of high-scoring AP Music Theory students! The AP Music Theory exam tests both retained and applied knowledge, including skills in reading and writing sheet music, pitch, rhythm, analysis, and more. 14 students took the exam, with 78.6% of them scoring 3 or above (a passing grade), and 4 students receiving a 5 (the highest AP score awarded)! Overall, Highland Park's average score was 0.51 points higher than the Texas average, and .43 points higher than the global average for the exam. Way to go, Scots!