Mililani High Teacher Recognized for School’s Stellar AP Scores

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The Hawaii House of Representatives is giving its kudos to Mililani High School teacher Judy Taparra for her exceptional track record as an Advanced Placement psychology teacher. Taparra has taught at the school for 23 years.

The AP program offers college-level courses to high school students who can choose to take an exam at the end of the year. Colleges often grant the students credit if they receive a score of three or higher.

Since she started teaching the class in 2000, Taparra has seen 90 percent of her students score threes or higher, according to a press release. Thirty-two percent of her students have earned fives — the highest score. Mililani students in 2012 led the state AP scores, accounting for nearly a third of the Hawaii Department of Education‘s 1,200 passing scores.  

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