Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2016, Page 74

Description:	next rSATlt/rc/aWith the dawn of the new year, CollegeBoard isreleasing the new SAT test, ready for use in March of201 6. Students discuss what they hope for the newSAT and what they miss about the old one.«^rscoringrange:400-1600time tocomplete:3 hrs with154 questionsPenalty forincorrect answerssections include:- mathematics- evidence basedreading and writingI dont like the ideaof changing the test,because there arepeople who havetaken the old SATprep courses thatwont be able toapply those skills tothe new test.- sophomore Layla MooreThe old SAT had a portionof math where you coulduse your calculator, andthe new SAT doesnt. It is alot of pressure for the testtakers, especially sinceS people rely so heavily oncalculators.-_ ic* -junior Abigail Feinerscoringrange:600-2400time tocomplete:3 hrs, 45 minswith 1 71questionsno penalty for guessingsections include: -writing- mathematics- critical reading>a apt1To promote the use of resuseable water bottles vs.plastic water bottles, AP Environmental science seniors,Joshua Nunes and Barnabas Obeng-Cyasi, provided aservice opportunity for students by selling Nalgenewater bottles.As anenvironmentalinitiative, we soldthe water bottlesat a cheap priceto spread theword about thebenefits of usingtap water.- Obeng-CyasiWith the newinstallation ofthe water bottlefillers, wewanted topromote the useof tap water andreusable waterbottles.- NunesAdaPl%this littleotAs students walked into anatomy class that day,they were instantly greeted by the intense smell ofthe subjects they would soon be dissecting.Junior Ashlee Reynolds was unable to get pastit. The smell was the worst thing about the entiredissection, Reynolds said. Reynolds and herclassmates had to work together to overcome theformaldehyde and jump into the project. I barelytouched it due to the smell, Reynolds said. Theoverall sight of the pig was also displeasing tojunior Kristen Taylor. When I walked in, thesmell was disgusting, and the first thing I saw wasthat the pigs feet were tinted green, Taylor said.It wasnt a very pretty sight at all.It helped to see the things wehad learned about rather than justlooking at diagrams and models.- junior Ashlee Reynolds
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