Professional Documents
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Fall sports kick off Teams face familiar opponents...p. 6 Thats entertainment Book, CD reviews...p. 7
Hes baaack...
Thor regains his post ...p. 2
PARKING PRIVILEGES
No empty spaces are in sight in the Blue Campus parking lot. photo by Jordan Giles
...see Parking, p. 3
Westlake High School Austin - $125 Fond du Lac High School Michigan - $25 A&M Consolidated High School College Station - $15
I think we should be able to park in all the unused teacher spots. Floyd Turner-12
NEWS
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CARNIVAL CONCERT SCHEDULE Noon - Trip Rocket 1:15 p.m. - Jeff Black 2:30 p.m. - Shelley Laine 4 p.m. - Waking Norman 5:15 p.m. - Feeding 5000 6:30 p.m. - Pilot Radio
FEATURES
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Nations students post high scores on SAT; McArthur named Natl. Merit Finalist
Desiree Kelso Norseman staff The countrys high school class of 2003 accomplished a 36year high with the top score on the math part of the SAT examination, while students beat a 16-year high in the verbal part. The College Board, who owns the nations most popular college entrance exam, said August 26 that this years high school graduates had an average cumulative score of 1,026 points on the SAT. Both the average math (519) and verbal (507) scores were up t h r e e points from last This years average math scores year. The are the highest the College Board Counsemath and lor Dr. v e r b a l could document under the current M a r y s e c t i o n s scoring system. Catherine of the SAT Harris are each s a y s graded on 200-800 point scale. there is help for students wishing Overall, 1.4 million students on the to improve their SAT scores. A class of 2003 took the SAT during Scholars Academy is offered durtheir high school career. This years ing the summer to students who average math scores are the high- did well on the PSAT taken during est the College Board could docu- their sophomore year. ment under the current scoring Senior English teacher Lisa system. The first figures date back Prejean also offers a Pull-Out to 1967. Day in which she prepares 25 stuThe College Board said the dents throughout the day on techhigh scores were due to increased niques and strategies to use on enrollment in advanced math and the PSAT and SAT. science classes such as physics, precalculus, calculus and chemistry. How does BHS compare with the national averages? The latest year for which data is posted on the Texas Education Agency website is 2002. The class of 2002 posted a mean score of 1007. Figures for 2003 were unavailable. Senior Robert McArthur performed well enough on the SAT to be recently named a National Merit Scholar Finalist. BHS also had six Commended Students, which comprise part of the top five percent of approximately one million students involved in the competition.
OPINIONS
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BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL 3450 CAMPUS DRIVE, BRYAN, TX 77802 Volume 33, No. 1
Editor Desiree Kelso Assistant Editor Lorena Rangel Staff writers Chelsa Harriman, Rachel Hernandez, Ashley Rodriguez, Shawn Walker Adviser Sandy Farris
The Norseman is a publication produced by the Advanced Journalism Newspaper Production class at Bryan High School. The opinions expressed are those of the author and may not represent the opinion of the faculty, staff or administrators of Bryan High School. Signed letters to the editor are welcome and may be delivered to Rm. 6160 or the Blue Campus. Member-UIL Interscholastic League Press Conference (ILPC) Winner of the ILPC Award of Distinguished Merit 1998-99, 1999-2000 Silver Star, 2001-2002.
OPINIONS
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SPORTS
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Hannah Karkoska shoots the ball at practice, while April Hart tries to block the shot. photo by Desiree Kelso
RUNNING HARD
Cross country team members Sabrina Martinez (front) and Casey Martinez focus on staying ahead in the meet held at Central Park in College Station. photo by Bill Meeks
IN-DEPTH
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story. The novel is compiled completely of letters to a certain someone. Readers learn every little detail about the main character, Charlie, through his writing. The way Chbosky wrote this book is excellent; it gives the reader the idea of reading someones secret diary. It shows how a young freshman in high school handles situations, his reactions to them, and what he is thinking. I would definitely recommend this book to read.
ENTERTAINMENT
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Go to almost any high school on a Friday fall afternoon, and youre sure to find familiar sights and sounds...cheerleaders, chants, colors, music, dancing...SPIRIT!