The Act of Preparing for Testing Season

By Makenna Lewis When it came to sitting down and writing this piece, the only thing that came to mind was a quote from M. L. Rio’s If We Were Villains: “For someone who loved words as much as I did, it was amazing how often they failed me.” In all honesty, every time I thought of writing this, the words failed me. I don’t prepare for tests. I don’t study, or make flashcards, or take encyclopedia-length notes. I’ve never had to. From a young age, I’ve been academically gifted,...
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How I Prepare For Tests

By Ashlee Dodd We all know that tests can be quite nerve-wracking, whether it’s an exam for a class or state testing in general. Sometimes, I feel quite overwhelmed by the amount of information displayed on my screen or struggle to piece together complex concepts for my answers. Testing can...
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How I Prepare For Tests

By Caitlin Cruz While I do think testing is important I don’t think it's make or break. But I do hate that tests make up so much of our grades since not everyone is great with tests. Like for example me, I constantly over think my tests and end up...
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How I Prepare For Tests

By Amiya Austin Testing is something that makes me feel nervous but also excited. Sure, it is not fun going over the same material you learned while also wondering how well you will do. I like how it challenges me and also some of the material I go over for...
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One Thing I Want To Improve This Semester

By Mikey Vasquez Each new semester is a time to improve from the last one. Whether it’s grades, stress management, test scores, how you treat your teachers, we all have something in the back of our mind we want to fix.  I want to fix my participation in classes. I...
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One Thing I Want To Improve This Semester

By Audrey VanVenRoy A new semester is now coming upon us, and it’s become somewhat terrifying for many of us, I’m sure. New courses, new clubs, new whatever-it-is, but somehow still feeling very similar to the last semester. If you were already here back then, I mean. If you haven’t...
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One Thing I Want To Improve This Semester

By Paloma Swick One thing that I want to improve on in this semester is my time management skills. The reason that I chose this is because if I can better at time management I can get more work done in a more efficient amount of time. Then I would...
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