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April 16, 2010
Brian Jeon
ASB held an assembly for tenth graders on March 31 to promote higher Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) testing scores, to talk about the upcoming Advanced Placement (AP) tests and to encourage students to give a genuine effort on the I-Search project. Classmates performed skits to help motivate their peers.
Assistant principal Sean Moffatt kicked things off with a speech about STAR testing. He emphasized the benefits of doing well on the test, such as being able to keep the diverse electives that the school already offers. He also listed the consequences of failing to meet adequate scores, including implementation of longer school days.
“[Doing well] tells them you guys are mastering the standards,” Moffatt said.
To further drive the point home, sophomore Blake Barrientos, seniors Seth Neumann, Kim Chatterjee and Sean Chadha held a skit on STAR testing. The skit covered the positives of doing well on STAR testing as well as the negatives of doing badly on it. The skit emphasized the message to “take the test seriously.”
Neumann with sophomores Ruby Miu and Brady Knight performed another skit to provide tips and encouragement to the sophomores about the AP tests.
Chatterjee introduced career counselor Michelene Wittmer to the sophomores.
“She should be your new best friend,” Chatterjee said.
Seniors Seth Neumann, Kaylee Miu, Lauren Floro, Brian Jeon and Reggie Quero each held a miniature speech on the importance of picking an interesting career for the I-Search. Each emphasized a different point on why the sophomore class should take the opportunity to think about a future career, not simply for the sake of doing it.
To augment the assembly’s message and to rally the sophomore spirit, sophomores of the school band, Peter Braun, Michael Liao, Daniel Brown and Allen Liu played a song as Terrance Walker danced to music.
“The sophomore assembly told us a lot of information about upcoming events like STAR testing, and our I-Search projects,” sophomore Kerry Liou said.
