BATH — Morse High School is one of the 373 school districts in the U.S. and Canada being honored by the College Board with placement on the 9th Annual Advanced Placement District Honor Roll.

Morse High School is one of  three schools in Maine to receive this honor.

To be included on the honor roll, Morse High School had to, since 2016, increase the number of students participating in Advanced Placement (AP) programs, while also increasing or maintaining the percentage of students earning AP Exam scores of 3 or higher. Reaching these goals shows that this district is successfully identifying motivated, academically prepared students who are ready for AP.

“We are thrilled to make the AP District Honor Roll that recognizes significant gains in student access and success,” said Patrick Manuel, RUS1 superintendent.

“Success in Advanced Placement is a combination of students’ own motivation and the opportunities educators provide them,” said Trevor Packer, senior vice president of AP and Instruction at the College Board. “I’m inspired by the teachers and administrators in this district who have worked to clear a path for more students of all backgrounds to earn college credit during high school.”

In 2018, more than 4,000 colleges and universities around the world received AP scores for college credit, advanced placement, or both, and/or consideration in the admissions process. Inclusion in the 9th Annual AP District Honor Roll is based on a review of three years of AP data, from 2016 to 2018, looking across 38 AP exams, including world language and culture