The student news publication of Walnut Hills High School
Volume CX, Issue 8
The Buckeye State Blues Ohio public universities are easier for students to afford, but are becoming harder to gain admission into Between 1980 and 2012, college enrollment rates have gone
26%
41%
from to of the population
Friday, February 5, 2016
Inside this issue
Pep rally, page 2
The most selective public university in Ohio is Ohio State University
49.5% of students accepted into Miami University are out-of-state residents
From 2009-2014, the acceptance rate for Miami has decreased by < 12%
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#OscarsSoWhite, page 3
The average ACT score
From 2009- average acceptance cepted into The Ohio State University are in 2014, the rate for all the top 25% acceptance universities is of their class. rate to OSU has de55.5% creased by The least selective public university in < 10%
PHOTO COURTESY VINCENT PAOLO VILLANO
Men’s Basketball, page 4
Ohio is The University of Akron.
The minimum GPA requirement for University of Cincinnati’s DAAP program is a
3.0.
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36%
of the students admitted to University of Cincinnati enroll.
GPA student struggles Nick Robertson, ‘19 As many students get their graded exams back this week, many see this time as one to reflect on the first semester. Grades have been finalized, GPAs updated, and that has caused mixed emotions around the school. GPA, or grade point average, is a sign of how well an individual is currently doing in school, averaging all of their grades together into one number. GPA determines class rank, which is how good a GPA is in a class, compared to other students’; the higher a GPA, the higher a class rank. A lot of Walnut students, especially younger ones, are still confused about GPAs and the class rank system. Many students, like Essaye Tekia ‘20, believe that the current system of information from resources like Powerschool is inadequate; “We don’t have the infrastructure available [to be informed] and have to
ask teachers [about class rank and GPA].” Most other interviewed students, like John Owens ‘21,say they don’t even know how to calculate their GPAs, or access their class rank. Carlo Bronzi ‘21 says, “[There is] not enough information or explanation given to easily calculate your GPA, especially for Jr. High students.” Currently there is no way to access your class rank information for a student, forcing them to have to ask a teacher or counselor. Sam Hoover ‘17, “Frankly, it sucks, the system sucks.” One easy solution to this problem is education and implementation of tools and resources into well-used sites like Powerschool, Blackboard, and the school website to inform and educate students about their class ranks. A simple tool could easily be implemented and would be much appreciated by Walnut students. GPA, however can be seen on Powerschool.
OHIO: JOHN WOLANIN/THENOUNPROJECT.COM
Infographic by SENIOR Alexandra Berding, Augusta Battoclette, ‘17 and Matthew Youkilis, ‘19
Couple Goals, page 5
How to access your GPA online Augusta Battoclette, ‘17
1. Go to <powerschool.cps-k12.org> and login with your username and password. 2. Scroll down until you see Student Dashboard on the left side of the screen and click it. 3. Your screen should now say Open Student Dashboard. Click the link, which should open a new tab that takes you to your CPS Dashboard. 4. Click Open Playbook Student Profile. This should take you to a page titled Playbook Student Portrait. 5. Scroll down the page until you find the GPA section, which should display what yours is. This is one way to find your GPA. The best way to find it out is to meet with your counselor and have them print out your transcript, which has your final grades for every class you’ve taken at Walnut, along with your weighted and unweighted GPA, class rank and the number of credits you have.
HANNAH BUNDSCHUH/CHATTERBOX
Overtures, page 6
Lunch Issues, page 7