The Newtonite

Standardized testing takes a digital turn

Emma Xiao, News Editor • February 12, 2025

For two weeks each May, orderly rows of tables span the Simulated Outdoor Area. Students sit in chairs, and Advanced Placement (AP) test booklets lay in front of them, as the sound of pens writing on lined...

SAT set to go digital, students share concerns and hopes

Hannah Zizlsperger, News editor • November 12, 2023

SAT tests will take on a new digital format in the spring, raising student concern and excitement surrounding the adjustment. “Paper feels more like a standardized test. If it goes digital, I feel...

SAT slated to change, standardized test will be less "coachable"

Emily Moss • March 20, 2014

Created in 1926 to test students’ potential for learning, the SAT remains . . .

Cartoon: Sophomores vs. Juniors

The Newtonite • February 24, 2014

As work gets more difficult, well thought out plans may go by the wayside.

Topics in American Education: The ethics behind SAT testing

The Newtonite • September 16, 2013

This year, my major goal for this blog is to provide topics with nationwide significance using examples that pertain to this school. Or maybe worldwide. But then I’d have to think of a new name for this blog.

PTSO sponsors standardized test preparation services

The Newtonite • December 13, 2012

by Maxwell Kozlov This year, the PTSO's Educational Excellence Campaign (EdEx) co-chairs Susan Cassidy, Benita Danzing and Mary Beth DeNucci provided juniors and seniors with free access to PrepMe, an online SAT and ACT preparation service.

Cartoon: High school summer 'vacation'

The Newtonite • March 20, 2012

by Julia Moss With the end of the year approaching, some students at this school are planning to spend their summers working or studying rather than just relaxing.

Counselors clarify differences between SAT, ACT

The Newtonite • October 28, 2011

by Kayla Shore You arrive at the test center, clutching your admission ticket, three freshly sharpened number two pencils, a calculator and four replacement batteries. You have done everything you can to prepare for today (including 15 hours of prep classes and eight practice tests), but that is no guarantee that something will not go terribly, horribly wrong and doom you to rejection from every university.

Students qualify as National Merit semi-finalists

The Newtonite • October 13, 2011

by Ryan Condon Students who earned high marks on the PSAT have qualified as semi-finalists for the National Merit Scholarship and are now applying to become finalists, said assistant principal Deborah Holman. If students become finalists, they qualify for one of many awards and scholarships sponsored by colleges, corporate sponsors and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s own funds, according to the National Merit website.

Cartoon: A hypocrite's SAT advice

The Newtonite • October 12, 2011

by Julia Moss