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Getting back to normal finals after COVID-19

Laneya Christian, Staff Writer December 13, 2021

It's that time again. Class assignments, large projects, exams and due dates all creep up quickly.  “It's overwhelming,” junior Sandlin Finkel said. “I have multiple finals the same day.” We...

Q&A: Sophomore counselor Katie Ball offers advice for finals, stress

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2021

Q: Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief A: Katie Ball, sophomore counselor   Do you see an increase of students in the counselor’s office during finals this time of year? “We see a...

Teachers should reflect on finals week

Teachers should reflect on finals week

Kris Long, Print Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2021

As finals week rolls around, students expect to begin wrapping their class’s content and reviewing for the final exam before the semester’s end. Many start counting down the assignments and planning...

Students offer advice on stress from finals

Students offer advice on stress from finals

Julianna Poe, Online Editor-in-Chief December 10, 2021

As the semester comes to a close, students feel rushed to finish last minute assignments, take on new spontaneous work, power through finals – projects, presentations, essays and labs – and study for...

Finals unnecessary, cause unneeded stress

McKayla Clarksnodgrass, Junior Print Editor in Cheif December 16, 2019

As we get closer to winter break, finals quickly approach. There are only a few days left to study before you have to take those awful tests.  You’re not the only one in this situation, as many...

Do we really need finals?

Heidi Hansen, Staff Writer December 17, 2018

The dreaded finals. Students work hard all semester taking tests and stressing over last-minute homework just to take a huge test that could make or break your grade. Finals bring on unwanted stress, and...

Manhattan High prepares for finals week

Kris Long and Kaitlin Clark, Junior News Editor and Editor in Chief December 17, 2018

With finals coming up students are working harder than ever to cram as much knowledge into their brains as they possibly can before the big tests. Most people have finals in almost all of their classes,...

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