EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Columbia County School District celebrated a dramatic rise in advanced placement scores Thursday morning at Greenbrier High School, with more than 80% of students scoring a three or higher on their AP exams. Superintendent Steven Flynt said the growth has been significant — not just in scores, but in participation. “We’ve had a 2,000 student increase, almost 2,000 more students taking exams in advanced placement, but at the same time seeing an increase since 2022 from 55% to 81%,” Flynt said. “A lot of times that can translate into possible college credit.” Flynt said the results reflect work happening across all grade levels, not just in high school. “We’re preparing students in elementary, moving into middle and then culminating in high school for this experience,” he said. “We’re so proud of the teachers and the students and parents and community that have come together to make this happen.” PACELINE and the Georgia Cancer Center brought together health science teachers from across the CSRA Thursday morning to explore ways to connect local schools with cancer research opportunities at Augusta University. Flynt highlighted the district’s AP cybersecurity pilot as one example of innovation driving results. “AP cybersecurity has been one that we piloted and saw a huge amount of success,” he said. “Teachers took it to the next level and had students involved in their school with robotics and other types of technology while learning this cybersecurity…
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