SOUTH BRUNSWICK: SBHS retains rare honor

By Ed Birch, Special Writer
   South Brunswick High School has retained it’s membership in the National College Board Advanced Placement Honor Roll List, a designation only achieved by 34 schools statewide, according to officials.
   The school was named on a recent list published by the national organization.
   This year, the list contains 539 schools nationwide, an increase of the 367 schools with such a designation last year.
   Of the 34 schools within New Jersey that received the designation this year, only four are repeat honorees from last year, officials said.
   One of the main requirements to receive such designation is the demonstrating an increase in the total enrollment in the advanced placement program by a minimum of 4 percent of participants.
   ”The advanced placement program provides an excellent opportunity for college level learning that is a product of good learning experiences that comes from the educational team of top notch teachers, school supervisors and administrators, and parents that support our students,” Schools Superintendent Dr. Gary McCartney said during a recent Board of Education meeting. “Almost 80 percent of our students enrolled in this program score between three and five on the end of school year standardized examination, which is the basis for the colleges awarding these students college credits upon their admission to institutes of higher learning.”
   This is not only a financial savings for these families, it usually allows the students to take additional college-level courses during their academic careers.
   McCartney said that in the national advanced program, 34 different courses are offered in the Advanced Placement Program, and the South Brunswick School District is a big supporter of this program, offering 28 different college level courses in their present curriculum.
   This program is one of the biggest successes of our district educational program, according to Dr. McCartney.