Dividers set up on the tables, computers opened, scratch paper ready; sophomores began testing for state assessments. Some were a bit nervous for the testing and wished academy had been kept in the schedule this year.

“I think I did alright,” sophomore Konnor Buxton said. “I wish we would have had academy though. It would have helped out a little bit in my opinion.”

Sophomore Dylan Schmitt wishes he had nailed a higher score.

“My score was horrible,” Schmitt said. “My score matters to me to the fact that I will have to take it again next year. If I had passed it would be a great accomplishment for me.”

Some students say state assessments should continue throughout the years.

“I think we should continue it,” Buxton said. “I mean, math can only help you in the future so there’s no harm in a little extra.”

Sophomore Lexie Reinhardt also thinks testing should continue.

“I think it is good for prepping us for bigger tests,” Reinhardt said. “Plus it takes practically 10 minutes so I think we should keep doing it.”

Although Reinhardt wishes to continue testing for the future, she isn’t fond of the tests now.

“I’m pretty sure I did really badly,” Reinhardt said. “The questions were easy but I did them so long ago, I couldn’t remember how to do it. Right now I couldn’t care less about state assessments. Maybe senior year I will, but not right now.”

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