Studying for midterms and finals

By Sage Riddick
Staff Writer

After a long process of meetings where according to Dean Bob Ware curriculum coordinators, Advance Placement teachers, administrators and faculty all put their opinions together, the senior exam schedule has changed.

This schedule is being put into place to make sure the internship program can succeed according to Ware.

This change was made because “with our senior internship growing, there were too many inconsistencies with kids not being held accountable across the board in all classes. We want to get it unified, where it is consistent for every teacher as a proper protocol for every student on internship, “ says Ware.

Before, all seniors had to take a midterm exam. This rule has only changed for semester courses. Now, in semester courses, all seniors with a 90 average or above will not take a January exam, but those with less then a 90 will take the January exam. In a full year course, all seniors (no exceptions) will take the January exam.

In previous years, during the last semester of senior year, if a senior did not have a 90 or above average, a senior would have to take a final exam. Unless a senior was on an internship, he or she would not have to take a final exam.

Now in the second semester, there will be no “final exams” in May for seniors. Due to this, all seniors will take an end of third quarter assessment. This could be a test, project, presentation, etc. The grade that the senior gets will be factored into their third quarter grade. Seniors who are not participating in an internship will take an end of fourth quarter assessment, and this grade will be factored into their fourth quarter grade. The 90 average or above rule does not apply to the third and fourth quarter assessments.

A senior in an Advanced Placement class has a different exam schedule for that one class. An A.P. student on an internship will take the A.P. exam and will be finished in that class. An A.P. student, not on an internship, will take the A.P. exam, but remain in the class. These students will also complete an assessment by the last day of school for seniors.

Ware likes this new schedule. The schedule is “cleaner” than last year.

Similar to Ware, senior Amanda Szidat also likes the new exam schedule, “I love the change. It will be a lot easier when it comes time for review.”