Monacan High School - Legend Yearbook (Richmond, VA)

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2 J te ie walk erreeeresses hewenemeercer. ih Ht Sh 1h A wl fe wen Advanced placement testing is a reality in the guidance office. These seniors are reaching for that “right” score. os he ee bs eee es Sirssii a LS iy ly Guidance Go into the Guidance Office suite most any day and you will hear a low pitched hum. This almost constant hum is the sound of people — people working, work- ing, working. Our counselors pro- vide a vast array of ser- vices for students, par- ents, teachers, adminis- trators, businesses, colleges, and the com- The endless paper work goes on, but Mrs. Turner, counselor, has a handle on the task. munity. Need a tran- script? Experiencing de- pression? Need a sched- ule change? Having trouble with a teacher? Your parents on your case? Need to find a job? What to do next year? Can you get a scholar- ship? Have a personal problem? What were your last test schores? See Your Counselor? Behind this door are twenty-five students racking their brains on a college board examination. Guidance Page 17

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State of Shock Every so often at Monacan, on a Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m., hordes of students line up at the doors of the school. From all over the county and made up of all age groups, these people have one thing in common — to succeed on those horrendous exams, oth- erwise known as the Scholas- tic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) and Achievement Test. Cre- ations of the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, these tests are monumental in the college application pro- cess; hence the nervousness, fear, and anxiety which oc- curs on those Saturday morn- ings when everyone else is asleep. Of course, for those who score in the 1500’s and such, the test is a blessing. But for the most part, students find that all the bubbling in of forms, the tedious search for 2 pencils, and the three Rd eed hours needed for testing are an exhausting experience, which leaves even the most durable of minds in a state of shock once the tests conclude, usually around 12:30. A more watered down ver- sion of the S.A.T. is the Pre- liminary Scholastic Test (P.S.A.T.) which usually lasts about two hours and is open primarily to sophomores and juniors. For the juniors who do well, honors such as Na- tional Merit Scholarships are available and Monacan usual- ly has about twenty or so stu- dents who receive at least a commendation from the Edu- cational Testing Service, an incredibly high number of honorees. But for those who fail to win any distinction or score in the 99th percentile, standardized testing and the Educational Testing Service are things we could do just as well without! See Monacan students feverishly work to finish a section before time runs out. 16 Student Life Page Daniel Shim and Teresa Overace check the bulletin board in order to meet S.A.T. registration.

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Senior Stunt Night — Tim Connel Page 18 Senior Stunt Night