Westlake High School · 2026–2027
BAPS
Beyond AP Statistics Club
We run surveys about questions that matter to our school and community.
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what we do · our goal
Useful, reliable information for students, educators, and local newspapers.
here's how it works
- 1
Start with a real question
Something people at Westlake actually wonder about. Sometimes the community brings one to us.
- 2
Ask the people it’s about
We write the survey and get it to everyone it affects, not just the loudest voices.
- 3
Share what the numbers say
Clear results for students, teachers, and The Featherduster, including what the data can’t tell you.
a past project
Test prep, straight from students
Education departments in our community came to us.
Q: what did they want to know?
How students prepare for tests, and which online practice resources they use.
Q: why come to us?
They wanted to hear directly from students.
What we want to ask next
We want our surveys to answer questions people here actually have.
Community questions
Ask community members what they want to know, and build a survey around it.
Newspapers
We already partner with The Featherduster, and want to find more stories where a survey could help.
Why it matters
For our school
Hearing from students shows educators what’s working and what students still need.
For our community
Surveys give a voice to the people an issue affects.
For our members
Real practice with statistics and programming, on real questions instead of textbook problems.
what we've learned
Incentives matter most for getting people to take part.
That’s what Mrs. Chong has found running BAPS. When more people take part, not just the ones with strong opinions, results have less bias and more fairly represent everyone.
our sponsor
Mrs. Chong
Our sponsor, Mrs. Chong, is in her twentieth year of teaching and her fifteenth at Westlake.
Support BAPS
Two ways local organizations can help. Either one means a lot to us.
Help fund incentives
Any amount helps. Funding only pays for small thank-you incentives for people who take our surveys.
Share survey expertise
Feedback on how we design and run our surveys, from people who do it professionally.
our promises
- Everyone gets the same thank-you, no matter how they answer.
- Support never changes the questions we ask or the results we share.
With permission, we recognize supporters on our club shirts, our surveys, and this website.
Join BAPS
Interested in statistics, programming, or just asking good questions? Come to a meeting.
Meeting time & room TBD