Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2017, Page 114

Description:	\nUJ--.,10ma.TUJr\0a:DQorsiUJ7_sM-Uz5<>-aLoo<a!ac£2_Prince Philip has been married to Queen Elizabeth for 70 years, and hasbeen by her side for all her public appearances. On May 5, 2017, hedecided to step down from his public duties. He said that he wanted toenjoy his life with less obligations, especially because of gradual loss ofmemory as he gets older. From now on, Philip will mostly stay out ofthe public eye, although he may still attend a few smaller events. Duringhis time as Prince of England, he was involved in 780 organizationsand 22,191 solo engagements. Prince Philip will be spending his time atthe Windsor Castle, which is where Queen Elizabeth spends herweekends. PHOTO COURTESY OF CREATIVE COMMONSI feel Prince Philip I think he hashad a good reason to earned his time off.step down becauseof his age.JUNIORPIERCEEVANSJUNIORCAITLINLEWISSTOP TESTING MEAs the school year comes to an end, man/ underclassmen breathe a sigh of relief: most big projects are finished and theend is in sight. However, for upperclassmen, the first weeks in Ma/ can be the most stressful of the /ear due to AP Exams.These exams, which are several hours long, are designed to test students knowledge on the content the/ have learned incertain classes and potentially earn them college credit. Juniors Madeleine Clemmer, Alan Ngu/en and B/oul Han, whotook the AP Chemistry exam share their thoughts:Question: What are your feelings about AP Chemistry as a class overall?Madeleine Clemmer: The class was my favorite out of all of my classes this year. It was a topic I was very interested in because it teachesyou how the world works at the most basic level.Alan Nguyen: I feel like AP Chem was a great class in terms of enriching topics from Honors chemistry and teaching new ones. I would saythe class was like a well-rounded challenge not only because of the newer material but also because the class wasnt necessarily engagingwith labs or demonstrations. There was a lot of sitting, listening and note taking.Byoul Han: I loved the class! It was probably my favorite class all year even though it was the hardest and most stressful.Q: How did the exam compare to the class itself?MC: The exam was more difficult than any of our tests (which we expected), and it was much longer, but Mr.Rapp integrated a lot of theold AP questions into our tests, so we were all used to critical thinking.AN: The exam emphasized ideas and problems about the newer material learned in AP Chem that wasnt taught in Honors or regularchemistry.BH: The exam was really hard just like the class.Q: Do you have any AP-Exam-day rituals or routines that you feel help you perform better on the exam?MC: I made sure to get lots of sleep, I ate a big breakfast, and then I ate another snack in between the multiple choice and free response.Snacks are my main thing (I dont know if youd call it a ritual) when test taking.AN: I usually take some time to have a moment which consists of having some type of breakdown, which varies based on my mood andthe test Im going to take the next day, looking at a llama pictures, eating some jellybeans and listening to Miley Cyruss The Climb likeonce.BH: Sweatpants.Q: After taking an exam, are you anxious to see your scores in July or do you forget about it?MC: Im not anxious to see my scores now, because I realized before the exam that I still want to take the first year of chemistry in college.That being said, Im incredibly grateful and happy to have gotten the chance to take a class to prepare me for college chemistry.AN: I usually forget about it since it is what it is, but then I get super anxious anyways right before I see the scores.BH: I forget about it because honestly, the AP scores dont matter too much. Worst case scenario is I dont get college credit, but none ofthe AP classes I took had anything to do with the major I want to pursueINTERVIEWS CONDUCTED BY ZOE BERESZTEIN1141 Academics f CONGRESS PASSES BILL ORDERING NASA TO SEND HUMANS TO MARS BY 20331 INTERSTATE 80 CLOSES AFTER
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