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Congratulations to the 371 Centennial students who earned academic awards for the 2023-24 school year. With more than 600 parents in attendance last Thursday, October 2nd, 351 Centennial students were recognized with academic letters and bars for their high grade point averages. Others were recognized for earning ACT and ACT Aspire scores in the top 2.5% of their classes. Centennial is home to Peoria Unified’s largest Advanced Placement program: A school-record 129 Coyotes earned Advanced Placement Pins for completing multiple AP tests and a school-record 45 Coyotes earned the Advanced Placement Scholar recognition, ten of them with Honor and five of them with Distinction. Finally, twenty of these students were inducted into the AP Hall of 5's for earning the highest possible score on an Advanced Placement exam. Thanks to these students for committing to a prevailing attitude of excellence!
Names of All Winners
Centennial PSBN
The Academic Letter and Bar
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Centennial Academic Letters are presented to:
- Sophomores who earned a cumulative 4.0 GPA or CRI during their 9th grade year.
- Juniors who earned all A's or a cumulative 3.9 GPA or CRI during their 10th grade year.
- Seniors who earned all A's or a cumulative 3.8 GPA or CRI during their 11th grade year.
- Any student who achieved a 4.0 GPA last year.
Students honored for the first time will receive an academic letter. Students qualifying in subsequent years will receive a first or second gold bar.
ACT & Aspire Excellence
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ExcellenceThe ACT Aspire Excellence Award is granted to sophomores who, as freshmen, achieved ACT Aspire scores within the Top 2.5% of Centennial students during the 2021-2022 school year.
ExcellenceThe ACT Excellence Award is granted to seniors who, as juniors, achieved ACT scores within the Top 2.5% of Centennial students during the 2021-2022 school year.
Advanced Placement Pins
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As an AP Capstone School striving to promote scholarship at the highest levels, Centennial further recognizes those academic letter recipients who have completed two or more Advanced Placement exams. These students will receive an AP pin in addition to a letter or bar.
Advanced Placement Scholars
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Finally, Centennial recognizes Advanced Placement Scholars who have demonstrated repeated excellence on AP exams:
Hall of Five
Awarded to students who earned a 5 – the highest possible score – on any AP exam taken during the 2022-2023 school year.
AP Scholar
Awarded to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams.
AP Scholar with Honor
Awarded to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more exams.
AP Scholar with Distinction
Awarded 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 these exams.
2024 AP Scholars
