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The Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT), cosponsored by the College Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, is an important first step towards college. According to College Board test results and their accompanying analysis are valuable tools that can help prepare students for the SAT® and education opportunities beyond high school.
Each year, more than 3.5 million high school juniors, sophomores, and younger students take the PSAT/NMSQT to:
- Enter competitions for scholarships: For more information, go to Scholarship and Recognition Programs.
- Receive information from colleges: For more information, go to Student Search Service® (SSS®).
- Begin college and career planning
- Help assess academic skills necessary for college-level work
About the SAT
The SAT is a multiple-choice, pencil-and-paper test created and administered by the College Board. The purpose of the SAT is to measure a high school student’s readiness for college, and provide colleges with one common data point that can be used to compare all applicants.
About the ACT
The ACT is another college entrance exam that is accepted by all colleges. However, the ACT is not an aptitude or an IQ test, it is an achievement test. The test questions on the ACT are directly related to what you have learned in your high school courses in English, mathematics, reading and science. The link below contains specific information about the exam. For information on when to take this exam, please consult with your guidance counselor.
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Plainedge celebrates Law Enforcement and First Responders!
Please see the attached flyer to purchase your t-shirt to wear on May 29th! Proceeds will be donated to Detective Diller’s Family and NCPD FOUNDATION.
To order Law Enforcement and First Responder Appreciation Day T-Shirt visit BIT.LY/PLAINEDGELEAD
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Plainedge HS Drama Presents: Footloose! Don`t miss your chance to see this incredible performance!
April 18th & 19th at 7:00pm and April 20th at 1:00pm & 7:00pm
🎟️ Purchase your tickets by visiting PHSDrama.booktix.com
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🎶 We`re bursting with pride for our incredible music program! With over 2800 students that participate in one of our numerous music programs every year!
Our PHS Band did an incredible job at the Orlando Music in the Parks competition!
🔴 Concert Band - 1st Place in our division - Superior Rating
🔴 Wind Ensemble - 1st Place in our division - Superior Rating
🔴 Percussion Ensemble - 1st Place in our division - Excellent Rating
🔴 Jazz Band - 1st Place in our division - Excellent Rating
🔴 Wind Ensemble - Best Overall HS Band
🔴 Joel Rivera - Best instrumental soloist
🔴 Plainedge HS - Esprit de Corps award for best sportsmanship, citizenship, and spirit. This is only given to a single school at the entire festival and compares all schools across each division and age level, a truly coveted award.
Huge congrats to our talented musicians, directors, and everyone who supports our thriving music programs! #PlainedgeProud #MusicChampions #PHS #BAND #PLAINEDGEPRIDE #PLAINEDGEPROUD #CONGRATS #EspritDeCorps
🌍🤖Students coded their way through Earth Day challenges this morning at our amazing Student Robot Connection event at the Brian Moore Athletic Center. Thank you to our incredible STEAM Teachers, 5th graders, 8th graders, and high school volunteers who did a fantastic job serving as coaches for our 3rd graders!
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Our amazing Plainedge Special Olympics athletes are hard at work training for the Spring games on May 4th! Their dedication and enthusiasm is truly inspiring. We can`t wait to cheer them on as they showcase their talents and celebrate their accomplishments! #PlainedgeSO #Inclusion #Determination
Congratulations to our student-athletes who have committed to further their athletic pursuits at the collegiate level. This momentous commitment is a testament to their unwavering dedication, relentless effort, and outstanding achievements on and off the field. Congratulations to our athletes, their families, and coaches.
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Earlier this month Plainedge High School Seniors, Ashley Snyder and Safa Ghafoor competed over two rounds against 1000 students from across New York State. Safa earned 4th place in the New York State Science and Engineering Fair
Ashley Snyder wanted to explore the factors which might predict a patient being mistriaged in the emergency room. She found a dataset of anonymized patient data from an emergency room. She learned how to use machine learning – the same type used in large language AI models – to identify the patient complaints and diagnoses that were associated with mistriage. Ashley was able to demonstrate sex differences in complaints and diagnoses.
Safa Ghafoor wanted to examine whether reported disparities in organ transplants actually existed. Safa used a government database – OPTN – and built datasets organized by organ, sex, and race. She calculated a new measurement that normalized the resulting transplants to US Census data. Safa found that these new statistics showed that certain racial demographics received more or less organs relative to their proportion in the US population.
We are so proud of these two students for this outstanding accomplishment!
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Important information about the upcoming solar eclipse!
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The Plainedge Union Free School District is Hiring!
Please apply to join our team online at:
https://plainedgepublicschools.recruitfront.com
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On behalf of everyone here in the Plainedge Public Schools Central Administration, and the Board of Education, we wish you all a Happy and Healthy Spring Recess I and Holiday Season!
We look forward to seeing everyone back in school on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, and a reminder that on this day we will celebrate Autism Awareness Day 2024!
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