3-11-05 - (AP) For many students, it'll be nearly four hours that could shape four years of their futures.
Saturday is SAT day for thousands of high schoolers, and the test before them will be unlike any before.
The College Board has revamped this year's edition, to include an essay and more emphasis on grammar and advanced math, while also taking out some vocabulary words.
The test has been revised to more accurately reflect what kids should be learning in school. It adds a writing section for the first time, along with more of an emphasis on grammar and tougher math -- while doing away with dreaded analogies.
Test administrators say the redesigned test isn't harder than the old one -- just different.
But that hasn't kept a record number of kids from using test preparation companies like Princeton Review and Kaplan for help.
A Princeton Review official says the key bit of advice is for kids to simply "relax."
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
