The Academic reporters asked the eighth grade students about state testing.  The students answered their questions. State testing starts next Wednesday for eighth grade. The other few days before that will be for sixth and seventh graders.

The first eighth grade student the Academic reporters asked was Gabe Spencer. Spencer thinks that state testing is boring but he has to do it to get to high school and other levels of education. Spencer thinks he is going to pass because he has passed every year so far and should be further.  Spencer thinks of the science test because it is going to be the easiest for him. Spencer thinks that the math test will be the hardest for him. 

The second eighth grade student that the Academic reporters asked was Landon Chambless. Chambless feels good about state testing because he feels like he will do well on it. Chambless thinks he is going to pass well because he has made it this far that he thinks it will be harder to not pass. Chambless thinks that the Science test will be the easiest subject for him. Chambless thinks that the writing test is going to be the hardest test for him.

The third eighth grade student was  Justin York. York doesn’t feel good about state testing because he thinks he is going to fail. York thinks that he will not pass because he does not have good grades. York thinks English will be the easiest test for state testing. York thinks math will be the hardest subject for him during state testing. 

The last eighth grade student the Academic reporters asked was Yorra DeGreef. DeGreef feels nervous about state testing. DeGreef thinks she will pass the state test. DeGreef thinks that the easiest test on the state test will be the reading. DeGreef thinks that the hardest test will be the english and grammar test.