Honors Tests for Incoming Freshmen 2010-2011
HONORS TESTS FOR INCOMING FRESHMEN COURSES
The exams will be held Saturday, March 20, and on Monday, March 22, 2010. You may take all exams on one day, if you choose. Each exam has a $5.00 processing fee payable to the teacher on the day of the exam (cash or check payable to Judge Memorial only; please, no credit cards accepted). You need not sign up for the exams in advance. Just show up on time with the exam fee(s) and a couple of sharpened #2 pencils.
Saturday, March 20
- 8:30 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors Chemistry, rooms 225 and 228
- 9:00 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for Geometry/Algebra II Honors, rooms 225 and 228
- 10:10 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors Spanish I, Room 308
- 10:10 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors French I, Room 306
- 10:10 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for German Placement, Room 306
- 10:10 a.m.: Qualifying Exam for Latin Placement, Room 306
Monday, March 22
- 3:30 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors French I, Room 306
- 3:30 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for German Placement, Room 306
- 3:30 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for Latin Placement, Room 306
- 3:30 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors Spanish I, Room 308
- 4:15 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for Geometry/Algebra II Honors, rooms 225 and 228
- 5:20 p.m.: Qualifying Exam for Honors Chemistry, rooms 225 and 228
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TEST AND COURSES
ENGLISH: All students who want to be considered for Freshman Honors English must take the writing assessment portion of the placement exam. If you have not taken the placement exam and want to be considered for this honors program, please call the main office to arrange an appointment to take this assessment, 801.517.2120. Direct all questions to Mrs. Pam Oles at poles@judgememorial.com.
SCIENCE: Students are selected for Honors Chemistry based on their qualifying exam score (March 20 or March 22), their score on the placement exam, and their eighth grade transcript and teacher recommendation. Consider taking the qualifying exam if you score in the 80th local percentile or above on the reading, math, and science sections of the placement exam and have good grades and good study habits from junior high. This qualifying exam is a 30-minute that requires a calculator. Direct all questions to Dr. Stephanie Atherton at satherton@judgememorial.com or 801-363-8895 ext.228.
MATH: Geometry/Algebra II Honors is the most challenging math course for freshmen. Consider taking the Geometry/Algebra II Honors qualifying exam if you have completed an Algebra I class with excellent grades. The exam consists of 75 problems and lasts one hour. This exam may be taken again on May 11 at 4 p.m., or at the end of the summer school Accelerated Algebra course on July 2 at 9 a.m. Direct questions to Mr. Pat Clark at pclark@judgememorial.com or 801-363-8895 ext. 211.
FRENCH, GERMAN, LATIN, SPANISH : Placement into German, Latin, Spanish I Honors and French I Honors are designed for students who have had previous experience with these languages or are highly motivated to learn the language at a faster pace than the regular courses. Consider taking the exam if you know enough of the language to ask and answer simple questions, write and recite numbers and the alphabet, talk simply about the time, date, or weather, tell and write basic information about yourself, and conjugate some verbs in the present tense. The exam lasts 30 to 45 minutes.
- Please direct your questions regarding French to Ms. Thomas at gthomas@judgememorial.com.
- Please direct your questions regarding German to Mr. Holder at aholder@judgememorial.com.
- Please direct your questions regarding Latin to Mr. Soran at tsoran@judgememorial.com.
- Please direct your questions regarding Spanish to Mrs. Shepherd at ashepherd@judgememorial.com.
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