This year at Ballard High School, we are switching from the ACT to the SAT. Let's establish what the ACT and the SAT are; both of the tests are standardized tests used for college admission in the United...

This past week, Jerren Beasley, a 9th-grade algebra 1 teacher, received the 2025 ExCEL award. Excel is a recognition program that honors students and educators who demonstrate excellence in various fields....

In 2018, the Kentucky Department of Education found in an audit that JCPS was inconsistent in "ensur[ing] equity and rigor in curriculum" across all schools. Disturbingly high achievement gaps were seeing...

At Ballard High School math is more about solving equations- its about preparing for the future. With changes in teaching methods and technology, the math curriculum is evolving to keep up. How is...

JCPS has implemented a new curriculum called expeditionary learning. This new curriculum focuses on building strong systems for math and english instructions which is supposed to result in student...

Ballard High School has seen it's fair share of NTI this school year, and it's safe to say it has affected many student's learning and teacher's instructional abilities, particularly the advanced...

With midterms and winter break right around the corner, life can become really stressful really fast if you don't know what to do about it?.Here are a few ways to deal with the stress and anxiety of the...

Midterm exams are very stressful tests. But, are you having trouble studying? Here are some tips to help. Go to a library near you. A library gives you a quiet and non-distracting environment around...

The Journalism 1 class contributed to Between the Lines by writing obituaries. They were about old trends that were made popular by Gen Z or the early 2000s. The main goal of putting these on the site...

Recently, JCPS has changed its Backpack Policy. At the end of eighth grade and senior year of high school, you were previously supposed to give a presentation on why you needed to graduate and present...

Across JCPS, students are required to take a multitude of tests. Here at Ballard, one of those tests includes CERT testing, which is used to help prepare students for the ACT. It is also a really useful...