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Bring STD/STI testing to Aragon

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• Editorial

Bring STD/STI testing to Aragon

Editorial Staff April 18, 2024

When addressing sexual health, stigma is one of the biggest barriers preventing students from getting the support...

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Editorial: The District’s COVID-19 testing and communication need to be more efficient

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• COVID-19
• Editorial

Editorial: The District’s COVID-19 testing and communication need to be more efficient

Editorial Staff February 10, 2022

This editorial represents the unanimous opinion of all 13 Outlook editors. The fall 2021 semester marked a...

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Editorial: We need more transparency on COVID-19

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• Editorial

Editorial: We need more transparency on COVID-19

Editorial Staff September 30, 2021

The pandemic has prompted COVID-19 protocols for the new school year, including indoor mask mandates, testing opportunities...

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Debating the importance of standardized testing

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• Opinion

Debating the importance of standardized testing

Vedant Gaur March 12, 2020

Yes: Standardized testing matters — Vedant Gaur Standardized testing has shaped and influenced both my future and me...

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DNA Genealogy: Discovering the fabric of being

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• Features

DNA Genealogy: Discovering the fabric of being

Danny Williams December 6, 2018

Determining the potential of diseases and disorders in humans was once thought to be unfathomable. However, since...

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California introduces dashboard accountability for schools

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• News

California introduces dashboard accountability for schools

Srimaye Samudrala April 20, 2017

California’s new accountability program aims to offer a more in-depth report on the academic performance and socioeconomic...

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The Study Drug: Adderall

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• Features

The Study Drug: Adderall

Katie Savage March 10, 2016

ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) medications, such as Adderall, are widely recognized by high schoolers as the...

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Opting out of standardized testing

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• Features

Opting out of standardized testing

Langston Swiecki October 15, 2015

Near the end of the previous school year, as students in K-12 schools all over the nation...

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Examining the silent struggle of test anxiety

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• Features

Examining the silent struggle of test anxiety

Naomi Vanderlip October 8, 2015

During tests, many students like Thornhill experience test anxiety, a feeling defined by the Virginia Commonwealth University...

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Common Core put to the test, receives mixed opinions

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• News

Common Core put to the test, receives mixed opinions

Tate Hanna May 22, 2014

"The math part was ridiculously hard, and I know that a lot of people struggled with it."

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Students react to changes in the SAT

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• News

Students react to changes in the SAT

Carolyn Ku April 24, 2014

The biggest change will be the return of the 1600-point grading system with the essay becoming optional.

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The Outlook weighs in on the AP testing conundrum

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• Opinion

The Outlook weighs in on the AP testing conundrum

Editorial Staff April 24, 2014

Should students always take the AP tests for AP classes they are enrolled in?

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