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As students got older and took more advanced classes,
many found it difficult 95o ttlitwins 1/u fles·acy of the grades
they had once received, so they instead focused more on
the learning process. A student's ability to learn the
information was not always reflected in the grade he/she
received.
"I feel that when you consider the 'big picture,' learning

far surpasses the concept of a grade," math teacher Donn
Kasner said . "Since college my high school transcript has
been looked at zero times, but I still use the skills I learned :
hard work, dedication, structure, critical thinking, time
management, and organization ."
A major accomplishment to senior Lauren Hunter was
the completion of her International Baccalaureate essay .
The essay was one of the many requirements to
graduating with an IB degree and was a minimum of 3500
words in length.
"Choosing my topic was the first step in the process . I
ended up choosing 'Why US Senator Joseph McCarthy was
able to wield such power during the Red Scare' "
said. "After that, it seemed as though the

B) Junior Julie Newlin studies her
studies test . "It was a hard test, but
of studying really paid off; Newlin
Michael Schaal and Cass ie Evans
problems. It was importa nt
1 with all types of proble ms in
of things for the AP exam.
Nguyen works on geometry
of the major topics taught in the
prove two things were equival ent.
Brown works on English 11 work.
up background informa tion on his
novel , The Enem y Within by Michae l Savage.
photos by Denise Schwery