Guidance

Stanford Achievement Test (SAT)

All Middle School students will be taking their standardized achievement tests the week of March 22^nd - 25^th in the morning and will rotate through their regular class schedule in the afternoon.  See Schedule. Room assignments will be posted outside the offices of Mrs. Gillespie and Mrs. Campbell.  Students should report to their designated location each morning for testing.  Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest, eats a nutritional breakfast, and brings the following:  several sharpened #2 pencils, a ruler (inches and centimeters) and a healthy snack during this testing week.  Please contact Sherry Campbell with any questions or concerns.

Explore Testing

Attention parents of 8^th grade students, your eighth grader will be taking the EXPLORE (the pre pre ACT) on Tuesday, November 10^th.   This is a great opportunity for our students to experience and take a practice ACT test with the four academic sections (Math, English, Reading, and Science) and for them to take an interest inventory to help them make connections regarding their career interests with the world of work.  Testing will begin a 7:50 and conclude at approximately 11:15am.  The testing schedule and proctor lists are posted upstairs outside the middle school office.  The regular bell schedule will pick up after testing.  Students will receive a copy of the Why Take EXPLORE? brochure this week during their Bible classes.  For more information about the EXPLORE please contact Sherry Campbell or visit www.explorestudent.org.

7th Grade Students Qualify for Duke TIP Program

Congratulations to our students who qualified for the 7th Grade Duke TIP Talent Search Program this year.  This program identifies academically talented students based on their outstanding performance on standardized achievement tests.  These students represent 50% of our 7th grade class and are eligible to join the Duke TIP program and have the opportunity to take the SAT or ACT early, as well as, participate in other advanced academic opportunities throughout the year.  Please congratulate the following students for their outstanding performance and academic success:  Amanda Berry, Will Bishop, Alex Booth, Isaac Burrier, Elisha Campbell, Christian Baxter, Matthew Clark, Mark Crafton, Anna Ellis, Whitley Elzy, Connor Gillespie, Robert Gnann, Lauren Greene, Chase Harrington, Melanie Lozovaya, Riley Malonson, Patrick Martin, Alexandria Meads, Macy Murray, Clark Myers, Justin Rypel, Isadora Sales, Josh Schibi, Christopher Sferra, Jonathan Soulis, Kimberly Soulis, Sarah Sutter, Alex Tidwell, Anna Tucker, and Rebecca White.  For more information about the 7th Grade Duke TIP Talent Search please contact Sherry Campbell or go to www.tip.duke.edu.