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April 23, 2010
Christelle Xu
A false alarm disrupted the STAR testing run-through during read period on April 23.
“We were washing the floors with the pressure washer and it the smoke set off the alarm,” ROP Auto Teacher Doug Nahale said.
Despite the sudden interruption during brunch, vice principals and experience kept student organized.
“My class was prepared, they knew that they needed to go to their [third period] class,” Spanish teacher Dolores Vera-Valdez said.
Once the alarm was confirmed as false, students were released to their classes. They then proceeded with the planned STAR testing run-through.
“It was very sudden, it cut into very unnecessary academic time,” Senior Scott Wolbert said.