Mr. DeNaples promises to clear all centrals if enough juniors take the SAT. Photo by Jose Gruillon
As most juniors already know, the SAT registration deadline is rapidly approaching. Every morning for the past couple weeks Mr. DeNaples has urged all juniors to take the SAT this coming May 3. The deadline for registering was April 4.
However, many students have asked why they should sign up to take a test on a Saturday in May? At the junior class assembly on March 28, Mr. DeNaples tried to answer some of these concerns. First, he said, “you never know where your life will lead you.” He explained that even if a student is planning to go straight to work after high school, join the family business, join the military or go to trade school, taking the SAT is still a good idea. “Maybe you’ll find that you are college material after taking this test,” DeNaples said. He added that when getting out into the world after high school, keeping all your options open like going to college if you want, and not being limited by the choices students make today, is always the best policy.
Taking the SAT is not only a good idea for a student’s own educational benefit, but it is a chance to get a free lunch on the principal. If 500 juniors register and go to take the test, he will buy everyone who attends a free lunch. As if a free lunch weren’t enough, there is the possibility of getting a prize, drawn at random of all juniors taking the test, but you will have to be there to get it.
Seeing that some students still might not have enough incentive to take this test, Mr. DeNaples pulled out all the stops and said that no matter how many centrals you have, they will all be removed if you take the test. He said, “even if you have 140 or more centrals they will all be gone,” to the cheers of the juniors in assembly.
Taking this test will not cost you anything. So, convince your classmates who are not taking the SAT and get them to go to guidance to sign up today. Because, as our principal said, “If 500 sign up, I will make this happen. I promise you.” It seems like there is much to gain by taking the SAT. With all the benefits both by taking the test, there is no down side to giving up one Saturday in May.
By Pabel DeJesus
