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Testing timelines

Testing timelines

Luciana Scheid April 24, 2025

As the spring months roll around, AP (Advanced Placement) exams start creeping up, and the big question appears. When should students start studying for their AP classes? The timing of when you start studying...

Sophomore Holden Steinbrueck pours a mixture into a graduated cylinder in chemistry Feb. 7. Last year, chemistry switched from an IB class to an AP class.

The effect of AP courses on student learning and engagement

Jonah Schwab March 19, 2025

Park offers both Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) courses. While Park is officially an International Baccalaureate school, it offers the same amount of International Baccalaureate...

IB Diploma: value in question

IB Diploma: value in question

Nicholas Garrett March 11, 2025

International Baccalaureate (IB) candidate assessments are underway, which is part of the Diploma Programme (DP) curriculum available at Park. There are a number of requirements for a student to achieve...

Juniors Ari Rose and Lorenzo Romero-Torres solve precalculus problems on the whiteboard Friday Dec. 1. Precalculus classes are exclusively AP this year, so students must take the higher-level class.

Precalc being only an AP option

Kalsang Wangmo December 5, 2023

This year, precalculus is only an AP (Advanced Placement) option, meaning that there isn't any standard-level class that juniors can take. Many students are struggling to keep up with the fast-paced AP...

Freshman Ami Davis works on a project in AP Environmental Science May 18. Teachers continue to assign work after their class's AP tests have taken place.

AP test and rest

Leo Justesen May 18, 2023

Now that Advanced Placement tests are just about over, several students have been asking: what comes next?  Junior Patrick Meyer said he is excited for the school year to be over, but he is still focused...

Too much stress after the tests

Too much stress after the tests

Eliah Fink May 17, 2023

Almost all of the AP and IB tests take place during the early weeks of May, so at Park, the school year still goes on nearly a month after the tests. A long-standing debate at many schools has to do with...

AP US History and AP Macro/Micro Economics teacher Scott Miller wanders his room during lecture April 12. Miller teaches three of Park's many AP class options.

Staff Editorial: It’s time to free the APs

April 12, 2023

The International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Park is described as, “‘A program for all students that focuses on how one learns… and creates world citizens who ethically strive to make the world...

Are advanced classes worth it?

Are advanced classes worth it?

January 11, 2023

Park offers a variety of levels for courses, including Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB) and honors. I have taken on the challenge and taken one of each throughout highschool–....

IB diploma – two years in review

IB diploma – two years in review

Tenzin Gyaldatsang May 18, 2022

After nearly two years of being a candidate in the International Baccalaureate (IB), I can truly say I’ve experienced the highs and lows of the program, from cramming for history tests to passing exams...

Standardized testing beneficial

Standardized testing beneficial

Sam Swisher May 16, 2021

Throughout my high school years, one of the most daunting aspects has been standardized testing. Whether it be the ACT, SAT or MCA, standardized testing is present throughout many students' time in school....

AP online classes provide more than just review

AP online classes provide more than just review

Sadie Yarosh April 13, 2020

In mid-March, the College Board announced that all Advanced Placement exams will be administered at home because of the COVID-19 outbreak. As an Advanced Placement (AP) U.S. History student taking part...

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