Staff writer Kiersten Moss
There is one field trip every year that students at Imagine Prep are always excited for. Students hear about it months before the day and rush to the front office to turn in their field trip forms. This trip is the Renaissance Fair field trip.
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Staff writer Kyra Koellen This year at Imagine Prep the graduating class is about 53 students. Guidance Counselor Mrs. Sabrina Poggi says this is the biggest graduating class so far. Saying goodbye to our seniors of class of 2017 we wonder what their plans are after they graduate and how they feel right now and how their time at Imagine Prep has been. Poggi makes sure all the high schoolers, especially seniors and juniors are on track to graduate with the rest of their class. Contributing reporter Carlie Hess
Every coin can make a difference. A couple pennies, two dimes, or maybe just one nickel can get someone closer to a cure for cancer. This is what Pennies for Patients is, a coin drive to help Leukemia and Lymphoma patients. This year High School Student Council members had students of all grades donate to there first hour teachers to raise money for this great cause. Tim Hulstrom, the teacher in charge of High School Student Council says that Pennies for Patients is an important fundraiser to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Contributing reporter Carlie Hess
With Imagine Prep traveling around Arizona to compete in Science Olympiad events, it was about time to have the other schools come to us. That’s right, on Jan. 28th, Imagine Prep hosted the middle school/ high school invitational for Science Olympiad. The school had teams camping outside, while a bake sale, from the National Junior Honor Society, sold delicious treats inside. Some events that twisted all the teams brains included Crime Buster, Wright Stuff, Dynamic Planet, Write It Do It, Road Scholars, Wind Power, and Towers. Staff writer Vitoria Silveira Garcia
It would be nice to start college with credits already. How great would it be to be ahead of the game as a freshman in college? At Imagine Prep the biggest exams are the Cambridge exams because students apply for the Cambridge curriculum in some of their classes. When you pass the exams for all the Cambridge classes here at Imagine, you are given the Grand Canyon Diploma. The first year that the Cambridge program was used by Imagine Prep was 2012. Five students earned the prestigious High Achievement award from Cambridge this school this year. They are Hannah Morris, Katrina Ortiz, Megan Walker, Sara Huber and Alex Sorenson. The faculty responsible for organizing everything for the students is Erika Fosgreen, the Cambridge coordinator for Imagine Prep Surprise. “So basically it starts at the very beginning of the school year, students are working in their classes to do the assignments and do well in their exams and what not else that ultimately prepare them to the exams in the end of the year because the exam at the end of the year covers everything that they learn that school year,” Fosgreen said. Contributing reporters Carlie Hess and Avamel Yurtola
Our school competes almost monthly in competitive science events while travelling all over Arizona. These events can range from making bottle rockets, planes and towers, to taking tests, or even solving crimes. What is this you might ask. Well, this is Imagine Prep Middle School Science Olympiad. Science Olympiad is currently a daily zero hour class, while last year it was an after school activity, with meetings once a week. This new class is coached by Imagine Prep Science Teachers Heather Polk and Kevin Lancaster. Staff writer Kiersten Moss The clanking of metal loudly echoed through the room. The voices of middle schoolers yelling “End taxation!” rang throughout the hallways. The smell of warm baked goods gave a sense of hunger. That’s what it was like at Imagine Prep’s first Colonial Night. Colonial Night was on Dec. 1. It was made possible by the seventh-graders at Imagine Prep. The event went from 5-7p.m., but ended at 6 p.m. due to the event’s success. Five classrooms in the middle school and high school hallways were decorated to look like different settings in colonial times. The rooms were transformed into a farm, library, bakery, blacksmith, town square and classroom. Staff writer Cayla Vaughan
From knowing grade point averages (GPA’s), to understanding certain requirements in order to enter college, or even studying and preparing for the SAT or ACT many high school students feel they need to be better prepared for college. Freshmen, however, feel the least prepared. Freshman Kat Daniel gave insight on how Imagine can help benefit students of all ages. “Yes, this school is about preparing us for college and life, why not prepare us sooner rather than later when we are juniors,” Daniel said. “Freshmen need these opportunities too.” Staff writer Cayla Vaughan As many people know, this year Imagine Prep Surprise created a new grading system. The system states that 70 percent of the grade consists of tests, quizzes, and assessments, while the other 30 percent consists of bellwork, homework and other assignments. The new grading system has stirred up debates between the students, teachers, and faculty.
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