Every year when February rolls around, students are tasked with selecting their classes for the following year. Though to some this may not be stressful, there are a handful of students that have to answer the same questions every year: am I really interested in this class or am I just taking it because...

With the first quarter coming to a close at the end of October, and WA students entering the second quarter of the 2024-2025 school year, the idea of maintaining solid grades looms over their heads.  Last year, WA converted their grading platform from iPass to PowerSchool. After a year of adjusting...

In high school, the utmost priority for students is their academics. With this reality comes the responsibility to dedicate a great deal of time to schoolwork. This can be seen through students staying up late to complete homework assignments, meeting with teachers after school for extra help, and studying...

This year, Principal Dan Twomey proposed making grades visible on PowerSchool to give students the ability to monitor their class grades at any time. The possibility of grades being visible to students at all times could be implemented as early as the next school year, although, one of the biggest issues...

Growing up, parents teach their kids the importance of academic integrity. Undoubtedly, parents also want their kids to receive good grades. But in a world of technology and the everlasting pressure to “get into a good college”, the question of whether these two can virtually coexist becomes harder...

The School Committee held a community discussion regarding the current feasibility study about the proposed reconfiguration and renovation of the town’s elementary schools on Thursday, March 9. This comes after the Westford School Board partnered with design firm SMMA, and over the past few months,...

In an attempt to lessen student stress, the administration has been discussing changing the weighted GPA system to unweighted GPAs at Westford Academy.  A weighted grade point average system takes the difficulty of a class into account along with grades. An unweighted GPA system is when the difficulty...

By Kai-Lou Yue Business Manager In a class, there are many students with different personalities. There are students who wish they were playing sports instead, and those who never participate. There are others who don't put any effort into class. However, there are also students who enjoy learning...