ACT individual section retakes allow students to improve test scores
Tierney Kugel '22, Paper Arts Editor
October 23, 2019
Many high schoolers know the feeling of suffering through a long ACT test session, only to find out weeks later that they scored lower than expected. American College Testing, or the “ACT” is a three hour long test, consisting of four seprate sections, each focusing on a specific subject or skill ...
ACT test change allows students to retake individual exam sections
Emily Stone '20, Business Manager
October 12, 2019
The ACT announced Tuesday that students will be allowed to retake individual sections of the exam starting Sept. 2020. According to USA Today News, for a fee, students will be able to retake specific subjects where they did poorly. In the past, students would have to reregister, repay, and retake...
Dozens of people arrested in alleged college admissions scam
March 13, 2019
Emily Stone '20 Over four dozen people, including actresses Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, have been charged in a nationwide college admission cheating scandal based off of evidence released by the FBI and US Attorney’s office. According to court records released on March 12, wealthy parents...
Test scores should not define future
November 27, 2018
2020 is the year I graduate, the year I pack up all my bags, and the year I begin my journey elsewhere. But 2018 is the year I prepare myself to choose where I want to begin that journey. This is the year I visit college counselors, guidance counselors and potential schools. But it’s hard to enjoy th...
Stop shoving tests down our throats
September 18, 2018
By Maya Brodows ’20 It’s early Saturday morning. Many people of the town remain blissfully asleep, whilst others enjoy the start to a great weekend. Some are playing with their young children, others are flipping pancakes. Yet, for juniors across the country, Saturdays have beco...
[Oct. 2016 Arts] Staples Players presents “The Music Man” for fall production
November 22, 2016
By Shaina Selvaraju ’17 This fall, Staples Players will perform the Tony Award winning musical, “The Music Man.” The musical centers on a con man named Harold Hill, played by Jacob Leaf ’17, who sells instruments to people in River City, Iowa with the promise that he will teach ...
Juniors left clueless about standardized testing
November 11, 2016
Junior year equals the year of standardized testing and preparing for college. Basically, it equals a year of stress on top of stress on top of stress. And unless you have older siblings or particularly involved parents, it’s common for students to have no clue what they’re in for. Coming from...
Preconceived notions manifest a stigma against junior year
Emma Greenberg, Opinions editor
June 10, 2016
Though junior year seems fun considering the dances, driver's licenses, class options and freedoms. I’ve heard many things contradicting the “perks” that are to come as a sophomore about to enter her junior year. All I hear about prom is that it’s a nightmare when it comes to getting everyone...
There’s only one thing worse than taking the ACT
Alice Hickson, Web A&E Editor
October 25, 2015
I had a plan. On September 12, 2015 I was going to knock the ACT out of my life and finally reach the shining light at the end of an extremely long tunnel filled with what felt like non stop test preparation. I woke up at 6:30 A.M. and after a quick caffeine stop at Dunkin Donuts, I was on my way...
Students prepare for the ACT
Julia Rosier, Staff Writer
October 25, 2015
As the ACT fast approaches, juniors and seniors have been preparing and studying. The ACT is a standardized test that is given multiple times throughout the year, which students can take as many times as they please. Danny Jersey ’17 took the ACT Sept. 12 and prepared two months in advance to the te...
New PSAT prompts mixed reactions
Renee Weisz, Staff Writer
October 19, 2015
On Wednesday, Oct. 14, the redesigned PSAT/NMSQT was administered for the first time to juniors and sophomores both at Staples and nationally. The PSAT was conducted in preparation for the redesigned SAT beginning in March of 2016. According to the College Board, key changes include a 30-minute extension to total ...
USA Freedom Act re-defines privacy argument
Kit Epstein, Opinions Editor
June 8, 2015
On Tuesday, June 2, the United States Senate passed the USA Freedom Act with a majority of 67 to 32, after Section 215 and Section 206 of the USA Patriot Act expired on May 31st. According to Mark Jaycox on eff.org, The USA Freedom act ends “bulk collection of phone records under Section 215” and “makes significant impro...
Suffering from Standardized Testing
Kacey Hertan, Business Manager
May 26, 2015
Heading into the last quarter of junior year, I was feeling pretty relieved. I kept thinking to myself “I’m almost done!” The year notorious for perpetual stress is almost done, but boy was I wrong to relax. It’s not junior year that should be feared, it’s fourth quarter of junior year....
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