St. Luke’s School
377 North Wilton Road - New Canaan, CT - 06840
April, 2011
TV on the Hilltop Jenna Decatur Co-Editor
Courtsey of Ms. Nelson The Center for Occasional Use By a Couple Teachers is set to launch next fall
Excitement for Exams
Caroline Hopkins Staff Writer
The final verdict on the March Exams? “They were awesome!” rave SLS high-schoolers, who claim they are sad to bid adieu to the late night dates with their textbooks and long hours spent camped out at their public libraries. With exams over so soon, students say they feel purposeless- vagabonds wandering from class to class, having lost that “light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel” feeling once provided by the prospect of final exams. Students shake their heads with nostalgia as they recall the glorious March exams. The course of the week was said to have been “too good to be true,” - the only complaint being that the testing was simply over all too soon.
A certain AP US history student, solemnly brushing a tear from her cheek, says of the exam, “I only wish there were more multiple choice questions. Fifty just wasn’t enough!” Honors Physics and Chemistry students claim their testing experience was the most fun they’ve had all year; they just couldn’t stop grinning as they worked through one thrilling equation after another. After the Wednesday Morning English exams, , students were allegedly seen flexing their cramped fingers with pride, claiming to have doubled their hand strength with each completed essay.
Finishing exams this early in the spring, however, has left students with a vacuum of boredom that they simply can’t seem to fill. “I’ve tried everything!” one distressed student laments, “extra hours of Facebook stalking, subscribing to Netflix, -even reading for pleasure!” In the end, though, it seems evident: nothing in the world can replace that familiar feeling of caffeine- fueled adrenaline just past midnight- textbook in one hand and graphing calculator in the other. Although students are sad to see the highlight of their years completed so early on, it is widely agreed that there couldn’t have been a better spring break send off. The Friday morning history exam in particular really put students in that stress-free vacation mood. “If only there was a way for us to have March exams and finals,” students longingly yearn. “Teachers don’t want the extra burden of grading yet another exam, but they’re just so selfish! Have they ever thought about what we want?” Luckily for you AP students out there, those glorious May exams are still to come. As for the rest of you, however, I suppose all that are left of the March exam experience are those fond, fond memories. Start crossing off those days, SLS- Only a year left until next year’s exams!
Breaking news on the Hilltop! The TV in the Student Commons has been turned on! I repeat, turned on! The student body’s reaction to this was an overwhelming success, and I think it’s safe to say everyone’s been flocking. However, the buzz seemed to instantly die down when word got out that SLS would only be showing the news. Kids no longer flocked, in hope that it would one day change to MTV or perhaps even Disney Channel if we were lucky. It has been confirmed that SLS will promote world news only. I think it’s safe to say the kids are outraged. I even caught some tiny 5th graders standing on one another’s shoulders in an attempt to reach the TV and change the channel to something less intellectual. Ms. Parker-Burgard broke up the attempt with her now worn-in knowledge stick. The Sentinel took to the street to get the scoop on the student opinion. One student – who refuses to be named- told the Sentinel: “They put on CNN. It was so scary. I looked away as quickly as I could but I’m afraid that I may just be a little smarter now. How will I continue to fit into Fairfield County knowing that there are people out there who can’t even afford to lease a Lexus?” The Commons used to be a place for students to spend their free periods wasting time. Now, to many students, it isn’t the same anymore. Sophomores have sent in complaints to the administration asking them to turn the TV off again. One student pleaded: “How am I suppose to ignore my homework and flirt with girls when I know that radiation is gushing out of Japan and potentially risking my family and livelihood. It’s an awful feeling.” The long-term effects of keeping the TV on could be disastrous. Kids could actually start doing their homework in anticipation of entering a rough work environment. Furthermore, some kids will inevitably begin to verbally and physically threaten one another as they begin to debate politics and world events.
In its current state, is the TV good for the St. Luke’s community? All signs point to no.
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