Mount Madonna School (MMS) is pleased to announce that senior Kavi Duvvoori has received two awards: National AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Distinction from The College Board, in recognition of exemplary college-level achievement on Advanced Placement Program Examinations.
“Kavi is a student with a sincere love for learning, who inspires and supports others,” comments Jivanti Rutansky, Mount Madonna’s Head of Upper School.
Duvvoori lives in Gilroy and has attended Mount Madonna School since preschool.
“He is one of the most intellectually gifted and giving students I have ever had the pleasure to teach,” says Melissa Sanders-Self, Mount Madonna’s high school English teacher. “We can talk for hours about literature, poetry, philosophy and history. Sometimes he knows more than I do about a certain writer and I forget completely that I am talking to a student and not a peer from the university literature faculty. But then I see him interact with his fellow students and I see he is in fact also a teenager who is a good friend and a kind-hearted generous person. He is always willing to explain the calculus no one else understands and he has compassionately volunteered to help me do all kinds of tasks — from filing and organizing curriculum to helping grade tests and quizzes. He remembers everything he reads like a super-absorbent sponge. I wish I could continue to have Kavi in my classes forever because his presence benefits everyone around him.”
The highest score on an AP exam is a 5. AP Scholar with Distinction awards are given 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 move of these exams. National AP Scholar awards are conferred to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on five or more of these exams. Duvvoori received perfect scores on all nine AP exams he took, a tremendous achievement given that he had not taken courses in several of the subjects!
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Nestled among the redwoods on 355 mountaintop acres, Mount Madonna is a safe and nurturing college-preparatory school that supports students in becoming caring, self-aware and articulate critical thinkers, who are prepared to meet challenges with perseverance, creativity and integrity. The CAIS and WASC accredited program emphasizes academic excellence, creative self-expression and positive character development. Located on Summit Road between Gilroy and Watsonville.