{"id":2244,"date":"2015-10-23T08:26:28","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T15:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2015-10-27T08:37:39","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T15:37:39","slug":"seniors-good-luck-on-the-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pueblowarriors.org\/blog\/2015\/10\/seniors-good-luck-on-the-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Seniors, Good Luck On The ACT!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Felicity<\/a><\/p>\n

By Felicity Aguilar<\/p>\n

This is that time of the year that many seniors start to realize that graduation is only seven months away, and with a new quarter underway, it\u2019s time to start swallowing that reality pill. Many seniors are preparing and planning for a collegiate future, but to do this, they will first have to take the ACT.<\/p>\n

Students must achieve a score of 22-36 on the ACT to receive a scholarship in and\/or out of state.<\/p>\n

TUSD pays for all juniors to take the ACT in April, and there are opportunities to take the ACT retakes throughout the school year. A student has\u00a0numerous opportunities to obtain their desired score.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re ignorant for not being serious about the test, because even I wasn\u2019t, now I know how important that test was and how it could\u2019ve helped me,\u201d said senior Alejandro Arguellez.<\/p>\n

Arguellez came to Pueblo to follow his dream: to play basketball. He has dreams of playing for UCLA and joining the NBA. However, he will first need to take the ACT, which he plans to do tomorrow, Oct. 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew that I needed to prepare for the test because I learned a long time ago that not preparing is preparing for failure,\u201d Arguellez said.<\/p>\n

Another senior, Kia Guedes, has been studying for the ACT, which she will also take this Saturday, October 24. She plans to score high because she has prepared for this test. For the remainder of this school year, she will maintain her high GPA and continue to work diligently to earn a scholarship to the University of Arizona.<\/p>\n

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Sal Varela and Kia Guedes prepare for ACT Test<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m not nervous,\u201d Guedes said. \u201cI\u2019ve taken the pre-ACT, and I\u2019ve been preparing for the real test since the first day of this school year.\u201d She paused and added, \u201cI think that three months of preparing for the ACT is more than enough time. I just need to go in tomorrow and take this test seriously opposed to junior year when I first took it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Salvador Varela, a senior who will be graduating with the Class of 2016, is also planning to take the ACT this Saturday. Varela has been preparing since the beginning of the summer and admits that he is a little nervous. His plans are to attend Pima Community College; he then plans to transfer to the U of A.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel pretty confident about this test, because a lot is expected,\u201d said Varela. \u201cIt\u2019s nice to know that I can retake this test if I bomb it tomorrow, but I\u2019m feeling fairly confident about this test.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information on taking the ACT, students can see Mr. Ruben Romero in the College and Career Center; you can email him ruben.romero@tusd1.org<\/a> or contact him at (520) 225-4542.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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