Peak Scholar Program

Peak Scholar Program

Peak to Peak is pleased to unveil the Peak Scholar Program for motivated high school students. Designed to challenge students who desire a well-rounded high school experience, the Peak Scholar Diploma will indicate to highly selective colleges the student’s high level of commitment to excellence. Importantly, the Peak Scholar Program is designed based on the admissions guidelines of top universities. Students may choose to enroll in the Peak Scholar Program beginning their freshman year. To apply, students must complete an application, which is available in the college counseling center, and return it to the counseling center signed by the student and the student’s parents.

Advanced Placement Enrollment

Peak to Peak’s Advanced Placement (AP) program is a challenging academic program designed to provide motivated high school students with college level academic courses. The courses provide an excellent opportunity to build study skills for a successful college experience. Peak to Peak expects that all students who take an AP course also take the exam. More than 90 percent of U.S. colleges and universities give college credit to students who achieve a qualifying grade on the exam. Additionally, approximately 50 percent of U.S. colleges grant a full year’s credit (sophomore standing) to qualifying students. For additional information about the AP program, please visit http://apcentral.collegeboard.com.

CU Succeed Gold Program Enrollment

CU Succeed Gold offers high school students the opportunity to earn college credit through academically rigorous college-level courses while still in high school. While satisfying Peak to Peak course requirements, students earn college credits recorded on an official University of Colorado transcript at a reduced tuition rate. Numerous courses may both meet CU Succeed Gold Program requirements and earn Advanced Placement credits. Courses are taught during regular school periods by Peak to Peak teachers who also hold an honorarium faculty appointment at CU Denver. The CU Succeed Gold program has been working successfully with students and teachers throughout Colorado since 1996. For more information, see www.cudenver.edu/cusucceed.

Academic Achievement: Honor Roll

The Peak to Peak Honor Roll recognizes students who have attained a high level of academic achievement. The grade point average (GPA) is calculated using a weighted scale for honors and AP classes.

Community Service Hours

Peak to Peak values community service as an important component of a well-rounded student. Furthermore, as active and responsible citizens in an interdependent world, we have the responsibility of giving back to our greater community. Peak Scholar students must complete a tiered range of community service hours spread over four years of high school.

Well-Rounded Student: Leadership, Arts, Athletics & Technology

To achieve this component of the Peak Scholar Program, students demonstrate their passion through excellence in any area of leadership; the arts, including art, music or theatre; athletics; or technology. Students will write a brief essay explaining how their experience demonstrates excellence and discuss with a college counselor.

Individualized Student Vita

In addition to a scholastic transcript, students will receive an individualized vita highlighting the student’s character traits, community service, and honors as well as awards in academics, leadership, arts, athletics or technology. The focus of the vita will be high school years; however, the college counseling center will build a database of student information beginning in elementary years to show a complete and well-rounded picture of the student

As a college prep community in a small-school environment, Peak to Peak
commits to challenging each individual and presenting to universities a complete
picture of the student as a person of great potential and promise.

Peak Scholar Program

Designed to challenge motivated students who desire a well-rounded high school experience, the Peak Scholar Diploma will indicate a high level of commitment to excellence to highly selective colleges. Importantly, the Peak Scholar Program is designed based on the admissions guidelines of top universities.



Peak Scholar Award	Peak Scholar with Honors Award	Peak Scholar with Distinction Award

Advanced Placement	Advanced Placement	Advanced Placement
AP Scholar Award: Completing at least 3 AP exams by the end of senior year and receiving a grade of 3 or higher on at least 2 AP exams taken by the end of junior year	AP Scholar with Honors Award: Completing at least 4 AP exams by the end of senior year and receiving a grade of 3.25 or higher on at least 3 AP exams taken by the end of junior year.	AP Scholar with Distinction Award: Completing at least 5 AP exams by the end of senior year and receiving a grade of 3.5 or higher on at least 4 AP exams taken by the end of junior year.
CU Succeed Gold	CU Succeed Gold	CU Succeed Gold
Recommended for available courses	Recommended for available courses	Recommended for available courses


Academic Achievement	Academic Achievement	Academic Achievement
Honor Roll: 3.3 GPA	High Honor Roll: 3.7 GPA	Dean’s List: 3.9 GPA Academic Lettering: 3.9 GPA


Community Service Hours	Community Service Hours	Community Service Hours
Requires 100 hours of community service over 4 years	Requires 125 hours of community service over 4 years	Requires 150 hours of community service over 4 years


Leadership, Arts, Athletics, Technology	Leadership, Arts, Athletics, Technology	Leadership, Arts, Athletics, Technology
Brief essay on demonstrated excellence in any area of leadership, arts, athletics or technology and discussion with college counselor	Brief essay on demonstrated excellence in any area of leadership, arts, athletics or technology and discussion with college counselor	Brief essay on demonstrated excellence in any area of leadership, arts, athletics or technology and discussion with college counselor