Author: Kennedy Kramer

Kennedy Kramer is a second-year journalism student. She is on the Varsity Cheer team, a Sophomore Class Captain, and enjoys attending dance classes in her free time.

Standardized testing should not be a determining factor of academic success

November 14, 2022

In many schools, standardized testing is a prevalent evaluation of a student’s abilities. Encompassing English, Science, History, Math, and cognitive tests, standardized testing focuses on many different aspects of a student’s potential academic knowledge. McNicholas uses a few different forms of standardized testing for evaluations, including the most common IOWAs and MAP testing. IOWA testing … More Standardized testing should not be a determining factor of academic success

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Combined staff efforts result in personalized and accommodative schedules for McNicholas students

October 21, 2022

The McNicholas faculty and staff has come together in recent years to develop the most accommodating and enjoyable schedule for the students. With the introduction of new policies and the return of old policies, students can change their schedules to facilitate academic growth. In a normal school week, students start off with an 8-bell Monday … More Combined staff efforts result in personalized and accommodative schedules for McNicholas students

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McNicholas’s Hands Across Campus Leadership Team receives the first IJPC Youth Justice Award

October 7, 2022

McNicholas High School offers many clubs including the school-wide inclusion and diversity acceptance club, Hands Across Campus. Moderated by Theology educators and Missions & Ministry Team members Teresa Davis and Amanda Beatty, the club is also led by five students: Senior Karly Leibreich, junior Mary Metzger, and sophomores Cara Metzger, Kennedy Kramer, and Michael Egan. … More McNicholas’s Hands Across Campus Leadership Team receives the first IJPC Youth Justice Award

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C.R.E.W. helps foster the growth of relationships among students

September 19, 2022

Every day, students spend part of their morning in a program personal to McNicholas called C.R.E.W. Each student is assigned to a mentor teacher along with 10-15 other students. This is the third year this program has found a place in students’ schedules. Students start in a C.R.E.W. specific to freshmen, which they graduate from … More C.R.E.W. helps foster the growth of relationships among students

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