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Students Daisy Fording ’24 and Teddy Deutsch ’24 prepare for their first ever language midterm.

Real midterms serve as a new, necessary challenge to student body

Mia Kirkorsky '24, Business Manager November 21, 2022

Contrary to popular belief, midterms and finals this year might not be the catalyst of darkness we make it out to be.  We all survived COVID, so midterms should be a piece of cake... right? This is...

Better testing schedule equals better success rate

Theresa Vandis '22, Business Manager October 2, 2020

Due to the new cohort schedule this year, testing circumstances have been up in the air. There have been some recent discussions in the math department on what the midterm will look like this year,...

Where the magic happens: The main office houses the Staples administrators and grade level assistants that make the rules of what happens at Staples.

The administration has yet to listen to students

Julia Kasabian ’21 February 12, 2019

In today’s world, being in the know is very important. However, in our school community, it’s getting progressively harder to know what’s going on. With issues including the likes of the midterm...

Staples’ newly implemented exam schedule where E1 and E2 represent the review days

Midterm review period holds a permanent spot on exam schedule

Evi Tarshis '20, Staff Writer February 6, 2019
The newly instated review period will continue to be scheduled for years to follow due to an abundance of positive feedback from Staples students and teachers.
Midterm breakfast guide

Midterm breakfast guide

January 31, 2018

By Kaya Leitner '19

This year’s midterm schedule consists of a regular school day on Monday Jan. 11, Midterm periods one and four on Jan. 12, exams two and three on Jan. 13, exams six and seven on Jan. 14, a staff development day on Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 18, exams five and eight on Jan. 19 and exam make-up day on Jan. 20.

Midterm exam break proven to be myth

Renee Weisz, A&E Editor December 23, 2015

Although in the past two years midterm exams have been followed by a five-day break from school, this year’s exams do not follow this same pattern. The week begins with a regular school day on Monday,...

Snow Day on Wednesday Means Exams Would Be Pushed Back

January 10, 2011

Early predictions of a snow day on Wednesday, Jan. 12 have caused the school's administration to develop a contingency plan for the upcoming midterm exams. "I sent out an email about three weeks ago...

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A Snap Back to Reality: Midterms

January 9, 2010
With the vacation time falling at the end of the second quarter, midterms begin around the corner on January 14 and give students little time for preparation.
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