Arden’s Declassified Finals Survival Guide
- Coffee is your friend. Get to know each other, but not too well. Students and coffee often develop a toxic relationship.
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Junior Arden Schraff fuels up for the day with coffee. - If studying with friends, be productive. Leave your phones and gossip for your nonexistent free time.
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Freshman Addy Livingston is distracted by her iPhone. - Quizlet is a grade saver. The app is free and perfect for last minute vocab review.
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Junior Ally Dowse studies her Quizlet at lunch. - See that pile of loose notes in the half-broken binder? Organize it.
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A messy AP Environmental Science binder. - Teachers are the Master Shifu (“Kung Fu Panda” master) of finals. They provide all the tools a young grasshopper would need to succeed in their final.
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Honors World History teacher, Ms. Nuñez, strikes a kung fu move. - Although it is tempting, DO NOT start a new Netflix show on the eve of finals. The fabulous Upper East Siders of “Gossip Girl” can wait.
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Senior Breagh Watson watches the beloved “Gossip Girl.” - As mogul Tom Haverford elegantly said, “treat yo’ self.” Finals are stressful. Go ahead and take a few breaks to “treat yo’ self” to a peppermint mocha.
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- Although sometimes painful, exercise can be refreshing and a good way to release your stress.
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Juniors Gracie Dowd and Paige Price show off their athleticism while performing tricks in dance class. - It is tempting to stay up late studying, but the best way to absorb the information you reviewed is to go to bed early. Get as much beauty sleep as possible.
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Freshman Sarah Alpert falls asleep in History class after a long night of studying. - Don’t over-stress about your finals. You have learned all of this information before. You will survive.
Your teachers believe in you.
- Mr. Stricklin (Freshman Theology)