Behind the Scenes: Mitty Goes Green Unveiling the PSAT by Omid Mirfendereski Staff Writer All Juniors and Sophomores Took the PSAT on Oct
Inside: The weight of discrimination Opinion, Page 4 October 2010 • Serving the Archbishop Mitty Community • Volume 20 Number 1 Behind the Scenes: Mitty Goes Green Unveiling the PSAT By Omid Mirfendereski Staff Writer All juniors and sophomores took the PSAT on Oct. 13 and are now anx- iously awaiting their scores. The test allows juniors to qualify for the Na- tional Merit Scholarship competitions and thus helps their college applica- tions, while it allows both sophomores and juniors to assess their skills. PSAT stands for Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test and is the precursor to the SAT, the Scholastic Aptitude Test. It measures students’ critical reading, math problem-solv- ing, and writing skills. The test is largely similar to the SAT in format and directions, though the SAT adds a writing section, includes some Al- gebra II, and is 2 hours longer. In 1992, only those Mitty juniors Photo Courtesy of Luie Lopez who wanted practice before their SAT, A new turf fi eld is just one of the environmentally friendly solutions transforming our campus. along with sophomores who were tak- ing geometry and English II Honors, took the PSAT. Prior to 2004, Mitty By Tabitha Ahearn and Ryan Chew tions of the fi elds. An advantage to the new turf fi eld administered the test on Saturdays Staff Writers is that it is more environmentally “friendly,” as it to simulate the SAT, but because too What exactly does “going green” mean, and takes less water, fertilizer, and labor to maintain. The many students were missing the test it what has the staff of Archbishop Mitty done to staff is also using low VOC (volatile organic com- was moved to the school week.
[Show full text]