Our Exam Schedule for this June is as follows.
Please note that individual teachers will share more specific information with their students over the course of the week.
Period 1 classes write 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 18th.
Period 2 classes write 9:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19th.
Period 3 classes write 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 22nd.
Period 4 classes write 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 23rd.
An exam audit is offered to students on Wednesday, June 24th at 10:00 a.m.
STUDY TIPS
1. Study Alone
Unless you've got a couple of friends who are super-serious about getting down to business, stay away from group study sessions because they tend to get off-topic pretty quickly. Save the social time till after you've handed in your test.
2. Create Your Perfect Study Area
The place where you study should be quiet, comfortable and free from distractions. Go to your room, close the door and kill as many distractions as possible - like music, television, and even the internet and your phone. If you don't have your own room that you can sneak away to, consider studying at the library instead.
3. Get it All Out
Your study materials, that is. Before you dig in, make sure you have all your books, notes, study guides and writing utensils in front of you. Don't give yourself another excuse to get up and rummage around.
4. Learn how you study best.
Everyone learns differently. Just because your friend makes color-coded
outlines, it doesn't mean that's the best way for you to study too. Change the lyrics of a song you know to help you memorize the countries of Africa. Write a funny story about the characters in The Scarlet Letter. Now that you've got all your notes in front of you, open up a pack of index cards. As you read through the important facts, rewrite them in Q&A form on the cards. Any studying is good studying, so do it the way that works best for you.
5. Make a Schedule
This is perhaps one of the most important study tips for high school final exams. Make a schedule that is feasible, and stick to it. To do this, figure out how many days you have available to study for your final exams (and make sure that you start as far in advance as possible). Mark down when each of your exams will be, and then estimate how much time you will need to study for each one. For example, if your final history exam will be on ten chapters in your textbook, you might decide that it will take you about an hour to study a chapter until you know it perfectly. That would mean that you’ll need eleven hours to study for your history final exam – ten plus one to review all that you’ve studied.
6. Snack Healthy While You Study
If you want to stay sharp while you study, stay away from junk food. Instead, snack on studying-friendly foods like dark leafy greens, whole grains, peanut butter, milk and seafood. Feeling sluggish? Caffeine or energy drinks won't help you in the long run. Get your energy boost instead by eating a banana or an apple.
7. Narrow it Down
If you try to study every single thing your teacher's ever said, you'll go crazy. Instead, focus on the most important topics. If you're not sure what those are, read the study guide (if there is one), or ask your classmates. Once you've nailed down the important stuff, if there's still time left before the test, you can move onto the finer details.
8. Take a Break
Your brain can only take so much hard work at one time. For every hour that you study, take about 15 minutes to do something mindless, like taking a walk, listening to music or playing a computer game. (You can even take a 15-minute nap, if you're confident you can wake yourself up at the end of it.) It'll keep your stress level down and give your brain a chance to let all that information sink in.
9. Know when to stop studying.
Within 12 to 24 hours of the test, it's time to stop studying. You're not going to learn a lot of new content. The likelihood is much higher that you're going to stress yourself out and confuse yourself. For the last minute studier, flashcards can be a good resource. They can earn you a few more points on test day, and it's a much healthier thing to do than starting on page one of the textbook. You might be tempted to pull an all-nighter, but if you do, you'll only be hurting your chances of getting an A. Get a full 8 hours of sleep so your brain is in good shape on test day.
10. Naturally energize yourself the morning of the test. Breakfast Club is open each morning during exams!
Do something energizing the morning of the test. Don't sit down and watch a back-to-back marathon of American Idol; that's just going to zap your energy level. Instead, read a book, do a crossword puzzle, take your dog for a walk, or get some exercise. Do something that's going to make you feel alive and positive, and will build up your energy level and confidence in the 24 hours before the test. Please, stay away from caffeine and energy drinks! Your hand will shake so that you can't write coherent words, and you may crash in the middle of the test.