El Estoque

Closing Week during remote learning provides alternatives to typical high-stakes final exams

Tanish Mendki and Arjan Madan • December 13, 2020

Examining the various ways teachers are administering final assessments to wrap up first semester

The rise of AP test memes

Aanchal Garg • May 25, 2018

As each AP testing season comes and goes, many students worry about the exams they have to take and the content they have to study. However, over the last couple of years, there’s been a rise in AP test...

AP chemistry students find old test online

Jai Uparkar • November 7, 2017

n Saturday October 21, AP Chemistry teacher Supriya Moore posted on Schoolloop that the free response question (FRQ) portion of the October 19 and 20 test on molecular and atomic theory would have to...

The Biology Olympiad encourages students to pursue Biology

Nathan Stevens • March 9, 2017

n Feb. 24, tens of students lined up after school outside room B111 preparing for their upcoming test. However, this was no AP test they were waiting for — they were waiting to take the Biology Olympiad...

Link Leaders team up with freshmen to study for finals

Cynthia Mao • December 5, 2012

Freshman finals study week begins Dec. 3 with Link Leaders as tutors. This year, all 120 Link Leaders have signed up for tutoring sessions, with 25 to 30 in the cafeteria each day. Promotion this year...

Unfair CAHSEE policy creates more stress for students

Jacqueline Barr • March 16, 2009

Students become more stressed and are inconvenienced by CASHEE Testing. Exactly one year ago, students of the Class of 2009 who passed the California High School Exit Exam eagerly awaited extra hours...