WOODBURY- The middle of May is fast approaching at NHS, and many testing opportunities are coming up. Many AP exams have taken place during this month, and AP students are wondering what their classes will look like after the exam.
Nonnewaug offers a variety of AP courses, from calculus to psychology. AP courses prepare students for the exam in May, a test that challenges everything they’ve learned throughout the school year. These AP courses are designed to follow a rigorous college curriculum that is assessed on a national level to determine whether students earn college credit for the class.
After exams are over, there’s still a few weeks of school. But like other classes, the learning doesn’t stop there.
“Our AP lit class will be doing a creative project that combines art, podcasting, and poetry,” AP Literature instructor Kelly Nichols says. “I’m hoping my class felt prepared for their exam. It feels like the pressure will be off a bit for the end of the year.”
Teachers aren’t the only ones looking forward to the reduced pressure after exams. Rachel Kalmanovsky, a senior taking multiple AP classes, is ready to catch her breath after testing ends.
“I took AP stats, AP lit, and AP bio exams,” Kalmanovsky says. “I’m looking forward to being able to relax. All my work will be able to be done in class and I won’t have to worry about schoolwork as much. My AP classes will get easier and I’m excited for the data collection in bio and having fun labs to do.”
Most AP students are awaiting results. Kelsey Santerre, a senior at NHS, has taken her AP environmental science exam, and is ready for her scores to be released.
“I hope I’ll get a 3, maybe a 4 if I do really well,” Santerre says. “Afterwards, we’re doing labs and mellow work. I love enviro, but there’s so much work to do, so it’ll be nice getting to chill out for the rest of the year.”
Teachers are also looking forward to the end of AP testing, as it feels like a milestone in the school year.
“I’m looking forward to doing hands-on lab stuff with my AP environmental science class,” Chemistry instructor Kathleen Yocis says. “I teach AP and ECE, so for me, I’m not done. I’m able to stop focusing on the test and I’m able to focus on the hands-on environmental stuff with my class now that we’re done [with the test] and we can do more now.”
