End of the Road

Cadets Prep for AP and Final Exams

By Micah Lindsay ‘23

It comes down to this every year. This is what Cadets and teachers prepare for all year long. Cadets taking AP courses are looking for college credits, and other Cadets are trying to pass the class for the year. Benedictine’s students are finally hitting exam time and the anxiety is starting to become manifest.

Seniors aren’t as anxious, as they are just longing for it all to be over. It seems as if they only care about any AP exams they may be taking, any other exam is of little to no importance as long as they pass. As far as the seniors know, they have been accepted and are enrolled with a deposit into their colleges of choice.

Every senior is having a strong and fatal case of “senioritis” as their final quarter of their final semester of their final year comes to an end. “I’m done with school,” said Ryan Allen ‘23. “I have already been accepted and am passing all my classes, it’s just time to move to the next challenge.”

Allen continued, “I only have one AP exam and, once that is over, my year is over. My teachers have prepared me for college over these four years, and I’m ready, and I know my fellow brothers are ready to get to college.”

Juniors have a huge responsibility with these exams, whether they are AP or not. Juniors are about to start their college application processes, and they need to show up and show out for these exams so that they may impress colleges and prove their work ethic. This is showtime for juniors, and they need to take this seriously even though it may be the end of the year. “Final exams are the hardest,” said Antonio Schoenborn ‘24. “It is the end of the year, all of us are ready to get out of here, yet there are detrimental exams that we must all take and they are very important, especially this year.”

Schoenborn continued, “The thing is, I don’t want to do them, but I know I need to and we all need to, so we just need to buckle down for a little longer and just get them done to the best of our abilities, because these help set our future.”

Even though these may be final exams and it is the end of the year, the sophomore and freshman class need to put max effort into them as well. For freshmen, it is their first final exam ever and it culminates their first year, and finishes out their tie at the bottom of the totem pole.

For sophomores, even though it may be the end of the year, it is the beginning of their most important academic year. Some may have AP exams, however, the majority will not; but the finals are just as important either way. These exams show the effort that they will exert in the coming year, and as a class they must perform.

Advanced Placement Exams were scheduled for the start to be May 1, and the last, May 10. The first AP exam is Government and the middle consists of English Literature, Macroeconomics, Statistics, US History, Art and Design, Calculus AB/BC, Computer Science, English Language and the final two on May 10, Spanish and Biology.

After the AP exams, most classes will take the rest of the year off, some, however, will be diligent to the end and even force final exams. All of which are at the discretion of the teachers.

Senior exams take place a week and a half before the underclassmen on May 23, and will conclude May 25. Most seniors are looking to exemptions to save them as they face those dreadful three days. Underclassmen exams start the following day on May 26, and the school year will finally come to an end on May 31.

June 1, the glorious day that all seniors have been looking forward to, will complete the four year journey through Benedictine as the class of 2023 officially smacks the B and throws their hats and end their high school career with one last fight song.