MCAP Pep Rally

                                                                   By The Hampton Herald Staff
Third through fifth grade Hampton students participated in a pep rally in the gym on April 13th to get ready for the upcoming MCAP test.
 
On Monday afternoon, third through fifth grade students paraded through the hallways. They were allowed to make noise with clappers and cow bells. They also had pom-poms and sticker eye black.
 
Second grade and younger do not take the MCAP test, so they made signs and clapped and cheered for the older students.
 
“I did a worksheet that said ‘Donut Stress, Be Your Best’ and it had a donut on it,” said Noah H., a kindergartener.
Students arrived in the gym and Mr. Conway and some fifth graders were on stage leading the cheers.
 
“Yes, I think it is a good idea to have the pep rally, but I think it is too noisy when you go into the gym,” said Mr. Ludden.
 
Students were singing the MCAP version of "We will Rock you."
 
MCAP is standardized tests that all students take. There are language arts tests and math tests.
 
The goal of the pep rally was to encourage students to do their best, to be confident, and to not be scared of the upcoming tests.
 
“I am a little bit more (excited) but I still don’t like taking tests,” said Hannah, a fifth grader at Hampton.
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Hopefully, the students at Hampton are feeling more confident about doing their best taking the upcoming MCAP assessments.