Knight Writers

Standardized Testing Is Completely Unnecessary

Keirra McGoldrick, Opinion Editor • February 13, 2024

As more and more universities become test-optional for their applicants, a collective sigh of relief can be heard from high school seniors across the country. The SAT specifically, is something that teachers...

Testing the Test Scores

Zoe Thaxton, Online Managing Editor • November 8, 2022

Editor’s Note: The following story was created as an entry for the FSPA District 4 Workshop On-The-Spot opinion column writing contest. It won first place. Entering junior and senior year, the college...

The PSAT Approaches

Charlotte Stone, Print Managing Editor • October 3, 2022

Ready or not, it's time to take the PSAT. Next Wednesday, Oct. 12, the Pre-SAT will be held at Robinson. Upon arrival, students will head to their homerooms where they will be seated and wait for the...

ISSUE 3: Say Goodbye to Your No.2 Pencils

Cecilia Cheng, A&E Editor • February 25, 2022

The College Board announced several big changes to the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) on Tuesday, Jan. 25. Although it will still be taken in person, the SAT is officially going digital starting in...

ISSUE 3: SAT Preparations

Zoe Thaxton, Online Managing Editor • February 25, 2022

The time comes for the test every Junior dreads. The supposed make or break for one's college acceptances track. The SAT. It was found that "1.5 million students in the high school class of 2021" took...

The PSAT is tomorrow on campus

Mackenzie Hatton, Staff Writer • October 10, 2017

The PSAT is tomorrow, Oct. 11. The Pre-SAT is a standardized test to help students prepare for their big future tests including the SAT and ACT. It is crucial to earning scholarships as a junior and it...

Voice Off: Students on Recent SAT, FSA Testing

Mia McKell and Veronica Falcon • March 4, 2016

Standardized testing is a mandatory part of every student’s school year, and this week, sophomores and juniors were no exception to this rule. This past Wednesday, juniors participated in a free school-day...

Why Over-Emphasizing the SAT is Problematic

Leana Pustam, Perspectives Editor • March 3, 2016

The class of 2017 has become the guinea pigs of the educational system. With the new school calendar that affects our senior year, the new SAT and new FSA testing, we have continuously been put on the...