Thirty-eight students at Cape Elizabeth High School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the advanced placement exams.

Students take AP exams after completing college-level courses at their high schools. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on the number of full-year courses and exams taken.

Three students qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a 5-point scale on all AP exams taken, and on eight or more of these exams. These students are Elizabeth Cummings, Charlie Governali and Peter Kelley.

Elizabeth Cummings also qualified for a State AP Scholar Award. The designation of State AP Scholar is granted to the one male and one female in each U.S. state with grades of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP exams, and then the highest average grade on all AP exams taken.

Fourteen students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. They are Morgen Alden, Alicia Ciocca, Sonia Ciocca, Elizabeth Cummings, Charlie Governali, Erin Hatton, Stephanie House, Anna Jorgensen, Peter Kelley, Bethany O’Meara, Ashley Robinson, Dylan Sherry, Anna Tranfaglia and Ian Wallace.

Seven students qualified for the AP Scholar with Honor Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.25 on all AP exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams. They are Zachary Belden, Benjamin Bond, Haley Cushing, Olivia Earnshaw, Kevin Johnson, Matthew Roy and Lillian Wennberg.

Seventeen students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP exams with grades of 3 or higher. They are Rhys Ainsworth, Jonathan Aronson, Kelsey Blumenthal, Sether Hanson, James Kerney, Emily MacDuffie, Skye McIlvaine-Jones, Rachel Muscat, Evan Negele, Emily O’Neil, Michael Ott, Caitlin Pomeroy, Anne Skapinsky, Jillian Smith, Abhijit Srungaravapu, Michael Taintor and James Wilcox.

Of this year’s award recipients at Cape Elizabeth High School, eight are currently seniors: Jonathan Aronson, Olivia Earnshaw, Sether Hanson, Emily MacDuffie, Rachel Muscat, Evan Negele, Caitlin Pomeroy and Michael Taintor.