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 ...
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...
Answers for August SAT leaked online
September 14, 2018
By Lucy Arrow '21 Months before students all around the country started preparing for the SAT on Aug. 25, test answers were floating around online, exposed to everyone. The answers were from a previous standardized test taken overseas in October 2017, and it is unsure how many students viewed the an...
The PSAT is important
October 23, 2017
By Isabella Bullock '19 The PSAT is known to help prepare students for the SAT, and all high school students who are looking to improve their scores should take it. It’s main purpose is to give students an idea of what their test scores will be like, with minimum to no studying, so that student...
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...
Juniors to take SAT in school, without optional essay
Sophie Call, Staff Writer
February 9, 2016
On March 2, juniors will sit down and take the SAT as their standardized test graduation requirement. However, if they’re planning on applying to a number of colleges, this SAT sitting won’t be valid. The new SAT functions much like the ACT always has –– a set of required sections, with ...
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 ...
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....
In defense of the SAT
March 23, 2015
I took the SAT last weekend and it was fun! No, just kidding. It was actually a gruelling experience where my only guide was the disinterested Fairfield-Ludlowe proctor scanning the room for cheaters (to no avail), my only neighbor was the kid next to me who incessantly cracked his knuckles in the...
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Lys Goldman ’21 grew up in a family of nine. In a house always full of commotion, she has learned to find her own interests and hobbies. “It’s helped me become a very independent person,”...