Passing the TAKS! By:Jamie Overton and Brittany Spinhirne

From the time we were in elementary school back in the third grade up to
our High School Junior year at Caprock High, we have had to worry about
passing what every student hates....... (The TAKS Test) Every teacher
every year stresses and worries about all of their students passing, so
instead of the teachers bringing fun to the classes and their own way of
teaching,they all need to be teaching by the book and the real thing.
On the other side, the juniors are required to pass. The main thing we
hear is "you don't pass, you don't graduate!" So we all stress all the
time about passing because it is every high school students dream to
walk across the stage and be handed a diploma. But the good part is the
state gives us plenty of chances to retake the test before we graduate
in May the following year. So if we all get on the ball and do all of
the reviews, we can do a lot better and pass the TAKS!