HPA Senior Honored with 2007-2008 Siemens Award for Advanced Placement

WAIMEA, Island of Hawaii—Bo Hyung "Kathy" Yoon, a senior at Hawaii Preparatory Academy, was among the top performing American high school students in Advanced Placement science and math courses. Yoon was one of 97 students in 50 states honored in the 10th Annual 2007-2008 Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement.

Up to 100 students—potentially one female and one male in each state—receive a $2,000 college scholarship from the Siemens Foundation for earning the greatest number of grades of 5 on the following AP courses: Biology, Calculus BC, Chemistry, Computer Science AB, Environmental Science, Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism, Physics C: Mechanics, and Statistics. Students must obtain a grade of 5 on at least two of these exams to qualify. Yoon shares the honor with Thomas Young of Punahou School on Oahu.

Yoon will attend Cornell University, where she plans to study animal science this fall.

The Siemens Foundation, established in 1998, provides more than $2 million in college scholarships and awards each year for talented high school students in the United States. The foundation's signature programs—the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology, the Siemens Awards for Advanced Placement, and the Siemens Teacher Scholarships—recognize exception achievement in science, math, and technology.

#####