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State Education Experts Celebrate AP Placement Results

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley joined state education experts Thursday to announce the annual Alabama’s College Readiness and Advance Placement program.  According to the Alabama State Department of Education and A+ College Ready, Alabama ranks number one in percent growth in qualifying scores in AP courses over the last eight years.  Education experts say more Alabama high school students are challenging themselves in all AP courses. 

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.