Lakeview High School has started its CCP finals for the 2023-2024 school year. All of the CCP classes through YSU will start the second week of December. The Government air test also takes place the same week. The students are hard at work trying to prepare for their exams.
Junior Cassie Klotz says, “Junior year is proving to be more challenging than the previous years. I have my first CCP exam scheduled for December 12th for college algebra and trigonometry. I started preparing for it a week ago, but the amount of information to cover is overwhelming. Unlike the courses in the previous years, this college-level class does not have a mid-term exam. Instead, we have a final exam, which is more stressful as it carries a larger weight in determining my final grade. I feel well prepared, but I am still nervous.”
A lot of students agree that these exams can be overwhelming. However, some people feel they did very well on this exam.
Junior Mason Wheeler explains, “I feel like I did really well on the exam. I studied the week before and felt like I knew most of the information on the test. However, it was strange being in a different environment. Usually, mid-term or final exams take place in the original classroom, but for this exam, we all met in the study hall room. There were people from three different classes, which kind of overwhelmed me. I finished the test in a timely manner, still having about 40 minutes left. Going into the test, I was expecting it to be a lot harder. I found it fairly easy and believe I scored high enough to maintain my grade in the class.”
College Algebra was not the only important exam this week. The honors government class also had their air test on December 11th. The students spent plenty of time preparing.
Junior Jake Langmeyer says, “We have been preparing for our government air test for the past two weeks. We reviewed several materials, such as study guides, games, and quizzes to help us study. My favorite way of reviewing was through playing games. During class, we played government-related Jeopardy, where we divided ourselves into teams and selected a topic. We had to answer the questions correctly to earn points. This competition motivated me to pay attention in class as I wanted to win. Although the study guides were short, they helped me learn most of the information that I needed to know. The quizzes we took prepared me for the air test. I had to study and ready myself for the type of questions I was going to see. When it was time for the air test, it consisted of two parts. The first part was similar to the questions we had been covering in class, and I believe I did well on it, finishing it in a timely manner. The second part was a bit more challenging but still manageable. Overall, I feel confident that I scored well and was well-prepared.”
While most college classes require a final, College writing is the exception. In college writing, students create an essay instead of taking a written exam. The essay accounts for their final grade.
Junior Katarina Candor says, “I enjoyed working on the final essay. It was my favorite among all the assignments we had. I was pleased to see that we had more freedom with this prompt. The prompt asked us to write a literacy narrative, which meant describing a time when literature had a significant impact on our lives. However, I chose to write about a time when a song had a profound effect on me. This essay provided an opportunity to express my creativity while sharing a personal story. Although it required a lot of time, it wasn’t challenging. I am happy that YSU chose to assign writing pieces instead of written tests.”
Calculus, communications, statistics, geography, environmental science, and physics are some of the other upcoming CCP exams. Lakeview wishes its students good luck as they take on these exams!