(10/23/2023) A total of 122 students from Blaine High School were named Advanced Placement (AP) scholars based on scores on AP course exams taken during the 2022-23 school year.

Anoka-Hennepin offers more than two dozen different AP courses to high school students which have been audited and approved by the College Board, a nonprofit organization of colleges, universities, secondary schools and higher education institutions focused on college readiness programs. Students who complete an AP course can take an optional exam and earn college credit, depending on their score on the exam and admission requirements at the college or university they attend. An AP exam score of 3 or higher (on a scale of 1 to 5) earns credit at many of the nation’s colleges and universities.

There are three different levels of AP scholar recognition district students earned. These levels are defined by the scores received and the number of exams taken during a student’s high school career:

• AP Scholar with Distinction is given to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of the exams. A total of 72 students from across the district earned this recognition.
• AP Scholar with Honor recognizes students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of the exams. A total of 71 district students earned this status.
• AP Scholar is granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP exams taken. A total of 162 district students earned this distinction.

BHS totaled the most AP scholars out of the five traditional high schools. BHS earned a bronze distinction in the AP School Honor Roll program for delivering results for students while broadening access. 

The Blaine High School students who were recognized as AP scholars during the 2022-23 school year are listed below by category.

AP Scholar with Distinction (34): Adhithya Anandaraj, Aaron Anderson, Carly Anderson, Brandt Block, Jayce Dayton, Dave Do, Hannah Erickson, Thomas Holt, Bellamy John, Kaden Johnson, Nicholas Jund, Mujaddid Khan, Marina LaFreniere, Aaron Larson, Benjamin Lewis, Jarod Moua, Tina Nguyen, Annabelle Oberg, Aisha Osman, Paige Padilla, Peyton Padilla, Makayla Persaud, Jackson Pilarski, Adam Puder, Hailey Rehrauer, Alexandre Scott, Sapna Senthil, Zane Spaniol, Adrian Tan, Kathryn VanArragon, Sophia Ellyse Walraven, Ryan Williams, Alison Wortley, Emmanuel Zhagui.

AP Scholar with Honor (29): Maxwell Albers, Megan Andersen, Samantha Beitz, Liam Bouwman, Clara Brown, Grace Burnes, Alex Dahlk, Ayden DeBoer, Gavan Ecker, Dani Guaman, Tyberius Haglund, Andy Hoang, Maida Jama, Jackson Koenig, Edward Ledwith, Steven Lewis, William Nebelung, Emerson Nieder, Jones Omenge, Elijah Parkos, Shripad Patil, Kate Pennoyer, Huda Rashid, Catherine Schue, Pooja Shah, Evelina Shirokova, Olivia Surratt, Nathan Taylor, Bona Terfassa.

AP Scholar (59): Muhammad Anwar, Ayaan Barmare, Joshua Bjorgen, Brady Buecksler, Zoe Chen, Lillian Cole, Frank Daniels, Kingston Davies, Erick Day, Nathan Delaria, Ajla Dizdarevic, Kieran Doyle, Jacob Elson, Andrew Fedor, Calvin Friedrich, Rozann Gambino, Jared Geppert, Andrew Gettel, Elizabeth Gohdes, Melanie Goycoolea, Jillian Hanson, Kieran Hobot, Andrew Howman, Neo Huynh, Nathan Johnson, Ava Johnston, Alexander Jund, Lucy Kalina, Samantha Karsnia, Ellie Kearin, Morgan Keller, Reece Krautkramer, Kentin LaBeau, Andrew Lange Jr., Kevin Mendez Rivera, Stefan Modec, Felix Moua, Amelia Mueller, Isabelle Murillo, Michelle Musa, Amira Muse, Arush Naik, Soren Nelson, Marvelous Onwualo, Chakong Pha, Brian Robles, Alex Steffen, Corbin Stover, Alina Svitoris, Bethel Teklu, Ella Thomson, Peyton Tietz, Julia Tomandl, Devon Torgerson, Zachary Triplett, Khiem Vu, Keira Wrobel, Grace Xiong, Katelyn Yang.