Friendly High School - Spirit Yearbook (Fort Washington, MD)

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FCUNUMICC Y THE CLACCIIOU WORK STUDY Work study is a program that has been active in the Prince George's County School System for five years. This program is designed to inform students of iob opportunities, increase student awareness and their understanding of Business Economics. Students in the work study program come to school part time and spend the rest of the day at work. Mr. Six, the class instructor, takes a personal interest in his students. He assists them in estab- lishing good employer-employee relationships in the iobs they have chosen. Interviews with the work study students proved the program' is successful. Mr. Six is the work study coordinator. Bill Wineland at his work study iob at a small arms assembly plant. Linda Proctor stocks shelves at Andrews A.F B toy store

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'l'l1. l'lNl' 'l, Z., 3... 2W W H0 '. WHO Who takes these tests? The maiority of the students taking these tests are college bound. The 250 students taking the SAT and PSAT la preliminary to the SAT, are generally plan- ning to attend schools in the East. Students interested in attending western schools take the ACT. An average of 30 students take this test each year. W Illll' ll? A WHERE The PSAT is given in the cafeteria of the student's school. The SAT and ACT are given at national testing centers strate- gically located throughout the area. W IIEN1 WHEN The PSAT is taken in the fall of the iunior year. The SAT can be taken in the fall of the iunior year, andfor the fall or winter of the senior year. Both SAT and ACT may be taken more than once, if the student feels the need. PC YI' 2.50 PSAT The PSAT is designed to help students assess their abilit' to do college work and can also help students in getting ai idea about taking the SAT and ACT. C A 'l' 0.50 SAT The Scholastic Aptitude Test is designed to measure verb'- and mathematical reasoning ability. Scores on this test czllo' you to compare yourself in these areas with other colleg bound students. HIT 7.00 ACT The American College Test is a three-hour examinati given five times during the school year. It consists of fo tests in the areas of English, Social Studies, Mathematics an the natural sciences. Scores are reported in each of thes areas along with a composite score. The composite score I used to predict probable overall success in a college pr gram while scores of each of the four tests are generall used for placement in freshman college classes.