The Value of a Good AP Score
Joel Martinez-Cobian, Staff Writer
April 19, 2013
Mr. Carpenter’s seventh period AP statistics class studies diligently in anticipation of the AP exam. With May just around the corner, and advanced placement teachers pressuring students to prepare for the AP tests, it’s hard not to stop and wonder about the true value of AP performance. Those... Read more »
Woodside Athletes Know No Bounds
Nick Montalbano and Fred Corcoran, Staff Writers
March 6, 2013
According to the NCAA National High School Assessment, there are 150,000 high school senior athletes that become eligible to play in the NCAA every year. A select few of those athletes are students from Woodside. Therefore, the Woodside World is happy to give those lucky students recognition for their... Read more »
The Terrifying Reality of Woodside Seniors
Leira Fae Montemayor, Staff Writer
November 20, 2012
Colleges in the United States have always required either the ACT or SAT to judge all students by a common measurement of academic intelligence and common sense . The two exams are known as the universal equalizers because they measure high school students’ educational development and capability... Read more »
Facebook Caution Required
Haley Sheetz, Staff Writer
November 19, 2012
The acceptance of Woodside High School seniors into college could be compromised by the information on their Facebook profiles. College admissions officers have been looking into prospective students’ Facebook profiles for a number of years now. In response to this breach of privacy, Woodside seniors... Read more »
Wildcat Athletes Moving On
Ryan Blocker, Sports Editor and Staff Writer
May 24, 2012
Now that their high school careers are winding down, many Woodside athletes are excited to begin training and preparing for the challenge of playing their sport at the next level: college. These athletes have had a very successful four years in high school sports, and are ready to see what they can do... Read more »
Last Words From Class of 2012
Liza Bock, News Editor and Editor in Chief
May 21, 2012
The WHS class of 2012 is in their last leg of the high school journey. In one day Bradley Field will be filled to the brim with beaming parents and excited graduates. After the ceremony, each graduate will go on a separate path and embark on a shiny, new adventure, but will continue to remember the best... Read more »
AP Classes: Worth the Effort?
Tirragen Vixie, Opinion Editor
January 31, 2012
If you attend Woodside High School – or indeed, just about any high school – you probably know a thing or two about Advanced Placement (AP) classes. Whether you take them yourself or simply witness others, you’re aware of how they can help or hurt us: they require a huge amount of work... Read more »
New Country, New City, New School, and 7,000 Miles from Home
Makayla Karr-Warner, Student Life Editor
January 28, 2012
It was Danai Pouliadou’s dream to participate in a foreign exchange program. “It is not very known in Greece and I had to search on the Internet a lot.” From November to June of 2010-2011, Pouliadou stressfully worked on her application and “got a final in June.” Since there are no foreign... Read more »
College Rejections Are Not the Apocalypse
Cara "CJ" Jack, Editor-in-Chief
December 19, 2011
At some time in our lives it happens: the inevitable rejection. It will happen in high school, in college and on the job. It will appear as a bad date, an ignored wave, a job loss, or a growl from a supposedly friendly dog. We can’t escape it. So, we must trudge on when it does happen. But for some... Read more »
An Experience Waiting to Happen
December 12, 2011
In early November, I went on The Annual Fall Black College Tour with a group of thirty other high school students. We toured the most popular colleges in the South, such as Spelman College, Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University, Alabama State University, and Tuskegee University. When asked about... Read more »
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