October 2011 Newsletter

 

Featured Student: Amanda Fleming
This month we are pleased to profile Amanda Fleming, a senior at William Penn Charter School. Amanda first took the ACT in June of her junior year, and then again this past September. Although her original score was an already strong 30 out of 36, Amanda was able to increase her ACT score to 33!
Homework: Is All the Quantity Adding Up to Quality?
As depicted in the film “Race to Nowhere,” there is mounting evidence that  heaping mounds of homework on anxious, time-strapped students is not providing any real benefit to schoolchildren.
Cook Your Way Through the SAT
Wondering why onions STIMULATE the LACHRYMAL glands? Then you need to read Charis Freiman-Mendel’s new book Cook Your Way Through the SAT
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$200 A+ College Book Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to Ryan Little of Lansdale! Ryan, a senior at Methacton High School, is this year’s winner of The A+ College Book Scholarship.
Free SAT and ACT Proctored Exams in October

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