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The student news site of Westford Academy

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Depicts the usage of AI to form code compared to a human.

AI impacts students’ career choices

Sama Saleh, Staff Writer Jun 3, 2026

As May 1st came and went, the age old wave of worry about application deadlines came upon Westford Academy students, and decisions about majors followed suit. As seniors begin to think about colleges and majors, the choice is typically made based on one's passions and strengths. But according to an article...

A student talking to their SnapAI, who is responding with emojis and synthetic emotion.

Cyberfriend: The AI-ification of connection

Sama Saleh, Staff Writer Dec 19, 2025

AI is defined by Google as “a set of technologies that empowers computers to learn, reason, and perform a variety of advanced tasks in ways that used to require human intelligence, such as [...] providing helpful suggestions," and according to an article by Virginia Tech, in some cases it still is. Studies...

German teacher Tim Welch's German class with Chat GPT open and ready.

AI impacts teaching and learning in a variety of ways

Katie McDermott, Co-Features Editor Oct 24, 2024

Over the past few years, setting the boundaries for AI usage in classrooms has become a challenge for teachers and students in many different scenarios. Teachers are figuring out when it is okay to incorporate it, while students are learning how to use it as a tool to benefit their learning rather than...

Attendance and A.I policies emphasized with start of new school year

Deepa Gautam, Co-Editor-in-Chief Sep 17, 2024

Although handbook rules have generally remained the same for the 2024-2025 school year, certain disciplinary rules referencing the absence and AI policies have been emphasized  following a rise in trends noticed by teachers.  The first major change to the AI policy came last year, when new technologies,...

As AI becomes a bigger topic in the field of education, many teachers are now viewing AI as a tool rather than an obstacle.

AI: an unavoidable, fickle tool in the future of classroom learning

Srivas Arun, Co-News Editor Nov 16, 2023

On November 30, 2022, education was forever changed with the release of an AI chatbot known as ChatGPT. Now, one year later, "artificial intelligence" has become more and more synonymous with cheating and plagiarism. However, with 38% of educators surveyed planning to use AI tools in the 2023-2024 school...

With the rapid evolution of technology, this image depicts the various capabilities of the new ChatGPT tool, which can be used on iPhones and computers.

Opinion: ChatGPT highlights the importance of adapting to AI

Deepa Gautam, Features Editor Jan 21, 2023

30 seconds. That's all it takes for Chat GPT to write articulate essays, thought poetry, song lyrics, give advice to life's most pressing challenges, and even solve long-winded math problems. This is the product of OpenAI's newest technology, released on Nov. 30: a conversational artificial intelligence...