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A.P. Courses
In a students' senior year, several courses are offered
to them, AP, or advanced placement courses are avail­
able to those who have distinguished themselves as re­
sponsible, hard-working students. Those students who
take AP courses receive college credits after the course
is completed and passed, and these can be used to­
ward their freshman year at college.
The courses are very difficult, and a great amount of
work is expected of the students. The material covered
is overwhelming and extremely time consuming. A stu­
dent must cover over three chapters a week in AP Bi­
ology, which estimates to over seventy pages of read­
ing. AP English students read multiple novels and short
stories at a time while writing numerous critical, as well
as creative, papers. AP Physics and Calculus students
work on many difficult problems that take much time,
effort, and thought.
Despite the hard work, the courses are very interesting
and a great advantage to seniors. They give students
an idea of what college work is all about and what is
expected of them. AP courses are very difficult, but they
pay off in the end.
Christina Nicoletti
Amanda Woods has finally come to
realize just how hard those advanced
placement courses are. Don’t fret,
Mandy! Just ask Geoff Ciereck for
help.
Most of the AP teachers are very sup­
portive. Olivia Simmons finds Dr. Uva
more than helpful with her calculus
homework.
Forensics buddies and AP English
classmates Dana Candell and Ber­
nadette Welter catch up on the latest
issue of the New Yorker magazine.
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