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~ At the beginning of the sion would be the next day,"

year most students were aware junior Katie Graber said .
~1k$ for difficult advanced place- AP classes slowly began to
of how to prepare themselves As challenging as they seemed,

APcfMJeJ ment classes. Sitting through ease up for some students in-
volved in a certain class.
lectures meant being involved
in discussions and taking many "My AP Chemistry
~ "I am in AP European class is geared toward the col-
challenging tests.
lege level and the pace of the
per;~ history. The tests have really class is absolutely clipping . The
big words and the book is very first day I felt like I was walking
complicatE:)d to comprehend.
into a war zone .. Although after
~ I got a feeling of how the class
Our chapters cover a lot of
was taught, it became easier,"
material in such little time," jun-
ior Cally Hendricks said.
~ senior Aaron Greco said.
Different classes con-
Some students dis-
citMJeJ. sisted of different types of tests. agreed and said that their AP
Essay tests, identifying and class was gradually develop-
showing significance were ing to be more difficult through-
what most tests included. out the year.
Teachers had their own meth- "AP English is all
ods of teaching the class and analysis and no creative writ-
helping students to learn cor- ing. The further along in the
rect strategies. year we get, the more in-depth
"In my AP American the analysis becomes," senior
history class, we have to read Chris Norton said.
a chapter in our book each Students found that
week. Then, we have a quiz at AP classes could serve a pur-
the end ofthe week. My teacher pose later in lifeby having the
• discusses it with us after the advantages of experiencing the
chapter is completely over," option of the class or helping
junior Lora Wells said. with college credits.
Other tactics teachers "Involved in an AP
impressed upon students' class will help me get an edge
learning, was to work by them- in college. It also provides a
selves. weighted GPAwhich improves
"Independently keep- my class rank," Graber said.
ing up with all of the reading at AP classes were more
home was the most challeng- challenging and time consum-
ing part of homework in my AP ing to students that experi-
American history class. I have enced them. In time, the
to discipline myself to read ev- classes would benefit students
ery night; otherwise, I wouldn't in their future college life , plans,
know what the class discus- and outlook on life.

Seniors Andy Kloeckner and Brian Pille
discuss a chapter from their AP European
History book. Students often worked
together when studying for upcoming tests
or quizzes. photo by Annie Lorsbach

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