Senior Profile: Emma Harrell
Amelia Hurley, features writer
April 30, 2019
Emma Harrell, senior, shares her secrets on how she obtained a perfect score of 36 on her ACT and how she balanced the activities she participates in.
Preparing for the ACT
Grace Klebe, news editor
November 30, 2018
For a month and a half before the test, he studied for an hour every night. He attended tutoring sessions, took practice tests three Saturdays prior, worked from a book and on the internet and normalized his sleep schedule by going to bed at 10:30 p.m. and waking up at 6:30 a.m. every day. Even the w...
Issues: Standardized test prep affordability
Adler Bowman, web editor
October 30, 2018
With a TI-84 calculator and No. 2 pencil trapped in a sweaty grip, high school students across the United States file into freezing classrooms at 8 a.m. on a Saturday to take a test. A test thought to be an equalizer, to level the playing field between college applicants from all schools, ethnicities a...
Should you take the ACT or the SAT?
Grace Klebe, news editor
October 1, 2018
It is testing season again, which means it is time for you to learn the difference between the two main tests colleges look for: the ACT and the SAT. Take this quiz to find out which test is the right one for you. (function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https://embed.playbuzz.com/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk')); ...
Junior ACT update
Logan Crews, opinions editor
April 4, 2018
Juniors who “opted in” on the school-sponsored ACT were scheduled to take the test Tuesday, April 3. However, due to technical difficulties in an attempt to administer the test via laptops per advice of ACT, students were released without taking it. Dr. Mike Havener, principal, sent an email at...
Thank you letter for an ACT of kindness
Allie Hickenbotham, copy editor
April 28, 2017
Emma Bjorkman This piece is entirely satirical* Dear Everett Lindquist, I would like to say thank you. Thank you for inventing the exhilarating, memorable test known as the American College Testing Program (ACT). Thank you so much for this wonderful, joyous occasion we students have the privilege of enduring. I must say, the ACT is probably th...
Not the final test
Jack Rintoul, opinions writer
December 16, 2016
*This is a piece of satire* With finals season upon us, I thought it would be a perfect time to reflect on the greatest resume builder for students: test taking. Every year about this time students are overjoyed to begin two weeks of constant reviewing and examination. Although winter break is less...
Time is points
Katie Woodruff, news editor
March 23, 2016
One simple diagnosis can help students to get extra time on standardized tests, quizzes and other school work. According to NBC News, standardized testing has increased the amount of ADHD diagnoses in the U.S. Though there are students who are born and develop the disorder, a student who successfully...
Free time is dead.
Jamie Jones, interactives staff
October 27, 2015
Free time is dead. When we were in fifth grade, we had half an hour of homework each night, and the rest of the afternoon to do do whatever we wanted. In eighth grade, we had an hour or two of homework, a few extracurriculars and still plenty of free time. And then high school began. And free time ...
Some senior wisdom
Alexa Kannenberg, web managing editor
October 22, 2015
As a senior, applying to college is always in the back of my mind. I imagine college admissions counselors looking over my application and frowning. Adults constantly ask me what could possibly be stressing me out with my grades and test scores and extracurricular involvement. But what our parents and grandp...
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