Twenty-nine Pines Charter High students earned Advanced Placement Scholar Awards by the College Board.

Students who won scholar awards must have passed at least three AP Exams with a score of 3 or higher. In total, two students passed with an average grade of 4 or higher on all eight exams. Six students passed with an average grade of 3.5 on all eight AP exams, seven with an average grade of 3.25 and 14 by passing three or more exams with an average grade or 3.

Passing an AP Exam translates to future college credit, which is why high school Advanced Placement classes are designed to mimic the difficulty of college-level courses.

The 29 charter high schoolers join 288,000 other students across the country by securing several college credits before they ever step foot inside a university.