college board sat scores

You now can get your October College Board (CollegeBoard) SAT Scores online! Yep, the College Board had released the SAT scores on collegeboard.com this week for October 2009.

Armuchee High School has been declared the 7-AA Region champion in the Governor’s Cup Challenge, which is based on gains in SAT scores. Armuchee also got third position in the state among AA schools for the state championship and had the highest score in AA, according to Floyd County Schools officials.

Armuchee High’s 2009 total score for math and reading was 1588. The school’s average increase for the past three years was 27 points.

“We’re excited to be recognized for something like that,” said Armuchee High Principal J.C. Burris.

He said the school has been putting a lot of attention on preparing students for the Scholastic Aptitude Test with advanced placement classes and online preparation courses. He said many students have been benifitted by the online programs even outside of the classroom.

The Governor’s Cup Challenge calculates average three-year gains made by schools on their most recent SAT in reading and math. Three years’ worth of scores are used to promote ongoing improvement in student performance on the SAT.

Armuchee High will be given a $1,000 grant to continue SAT improvement, a trophy for being named the region champion and a plaque recognizing AHS as the highest scoring school in Class AA.

“We stress to our students the importance of challenging themselves for success in life or a test like the SAT,” told Burris. “Our students have accepted the challenge by taking more demanding courses from advanced placement to our honors prep track.”