Tyler Livingston
Editor-in-Chief

Wake up at 5:00 a.m.  Finish last-minute homework in the hallway with classmates before first period.  Go to class and take notes.  Get home in the evening and work on worksheets, essays, and projects.  Consult friends through instant message.  Go to bed at midnight—if you’re lucky.  Start over the next morning.

This is the schedule for the typical Advanced Placement (AP) student at A-TECH.  Sleep is scarce, and plenty of caffeine is necessary, but these dedicated pupils know what it takes to get things done, occasionally against all odds.

Sophomore Jordan Bauzon tells of the hardship he endures in AP World History, his first ever AP course, stating, “Many people say the class is harsh and unnerving, and they’re right.  The work is arduous and it causes insomnia, truthfully.”  Bauzon adds, “But the deep friendships acquired during the journey through AP are worth the suffering.”

Daniel Waqar, also a sophomore taking his first AP course, explains that he has no complaints whatsoever: “I enjoy the workload, and the class overall is much easier than I had anticipated,” states Waqar.  “Ms. O’Day’s vast knowledge of world history and her dedication to teaching it make it fun to be in AP.”

Yulia Kravtsova, a junior who took AP World History last year and is currently enrolled in three AP classes, explains why she continues taking college-level courses: “Masochism.  I get an amount of sick pleasure from taking those classes,” she claims.  “But it’s worth it in the end.  Completing them makes you feel awesome about yourself, and you become close friends with your fellow AP-ers.”

Senior Neil Daniels is currently completing his fourth and fifth AP classes.  “I want to demonstrate to colleges that I have college-level preparation,” comments Daniels.  “AP Language and Composition affected my life the most—now I constantly analyze text.  I lost the most sleep over AP US History, but I loved the lectures and discussions.”

To most students, the friendships and knowledge obtained through AP classes is worth losing sleep to complete assignments on time.

“And if you don’t like it,” says Daniel Waqar, “refer to the AP contract you signed before entering the course.  You were warned.”