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English teacher Penny Snyder interacting with her students.

State Disbands AzMERIT; Focus Now Turns to ACTs

Nadine Loureiro and Jackie Rosales September 21, 2018

Testing week is always difficult, for students and teachers alike, but the unexpected has occurred, a new chapter has now been opened, or to be more specific, a new test booklet. AzMERIT is officially...

This year the AzMERIT will be taken the second day back from spring break.

AzMERIT now holds higher importance with changes

Sawyer Del Fosse, Staff Reporter February 7, 2017

In Nov. 2014, the Arizona State Board of Education elected to discard the Arizona Instrument for Measuring Standards (AIMS) test and adopt a new assessment known as the AzMERIT. The Arizona Measurement...

Mug shot of staff reporter Molly Ogden.

AzMERIT is coming, but where will the seniors be?

Molly Ogden, Staff Reporter March 24, 2016

Fourth quarter is easily one of the most stressful quarters in a high schooler's life. What with final grades and final exams, along with graduation and planning for the future for seniors, students have...

Counselors Kirstin Gregg and Marsie Shealey, with student Tyler Gutti, organize AzMERIT supplies preparing for distribution.

State testing disrupted learning more than helped

Kaitlyn VanKlompenberg, Staff Writer April 23, 2015

Now that the 2015 AzMERIT testing season has come to a close, let’s take a moment to reflect. Or exhale. The term’s circus, zoo, nightmare have bounced around the testing circuit this spring,...

Is AIMS really gone?

Sarah Campbell, Staff Reporter August 28, 2014

The Chandler school district is already several weeks into the new year, and yet the question remains, will there be an Arizona’s Instrument to Measure Standards (AIMS) assessment?  It is a question...

Boos and Hoorays

, Newspaper Staffers May 23, 2013

HOORAY: Perry has been named an “A+” school, and will be formally presented with the title on Friday, May 24. BOO: Hollywood’s latest rendition of the classic novel, The Great Gatsby, proves...

Sophomore Katy Perry (center) exibits class spirit at the latest assembly.

Excelling AIMS scores; A+ award shows progress

Rachel Lattin, A & E Editor May 22, 2013

In its six years of establishment, Perry has grown immensely, in both size and academic prestige. Recently, two events have further improved the reputation of the school: the results of test scores and...

AIMS tunes out while PARCCs begins

Cooper Gambee, Staff Writer February 11, 2013

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, Arizona students will be required to take a new state exam called The Partnership for Assessment for College and Careers (or PARCCs). This new exam will be administered...

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