During the week of midterm exams, the J.V. Fletcher Library is hosting an open study for WA students who would like several types of study spaces, as well as free refreshments such as pizza, candy, drinks, and other snacks located in the Meeting Room in the library's basement. The program began on Thursday...

WA students are entering into one of the most stressful times of the year: midterms. Many students overthink the exams and procrastinate their studying, causing them to enter their midterms under prepared and stressed out. The following is a list of tips on how to feel ready on exam day with suggestions...

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...

With the advent of midterms, Westford Academy administration has decided to cancel this semester exam in light of heightened COVID cases for the 2021-2022 school year. At the end of the school day on Jan. 6, Dean Bob Ware and Principal Jim Antonelli sent students and parents separate emails regarding...

This article contains outdated information about midterms for the 2021-22 schoolyear. Please check out this more recent article for updates regarding the midterm cancellation. After being canceled last year due to the pandemic, midterms are back for the 2021-22 school year. Consisting of seven 90-minute...

I was sitting at my kitchen table, tears in my eyes, as my father and I yelled at each other about CP Geometry my freshman year. I had studied for over twelve hours for each of my seven classes and I had finally felt prepared for my midterms. I was evidently not. The stress of midterms, just my freshman...

The further along we get into January, the more I realize that if it was any other year, we’d all be studying away, preparing for midterms, filling all of our free time with studying, and trying to get ready for a test that makes up ten percent of our grades. I think that the cancellations of midterms...

As the 2020-2021 school year begins to unfold, WA has decided to cancel midterms or finals due to how COVID-19 has affected students’ and teachers’ class time together. According to Dean Dan Twomey, due to the limited amount of class time teachers have with students, WA's Administrative Council,...

As a freshman, I didn’t expect the amount of pressure high school midterms had on students. I’ve always known midterms were important but never thought they would cause me the amount of stress they did. Midterms at WA count for 10% towards your final grade in every class. There are midterms for...

As a freshman, I've had many teachers and older students giving me advice and tips about midterms. But by far, the most common advice I hear is 'you'll do fine' and 'it's not actually that big of a deal'. In the words of my Spanish teacher Julie Bostrom, "ignore the hype." I've heard of upperclassmen...

Midterms are always one of the most stressful times of the year. Here is a gallery featuring how some students feel about midterms and the advice some give as to how to prep for these exams.

On Wednesday, January 17th, Westford Public Schools woke up to another snowstorm and therefore, another snow day. For WA students, this storm hit two days before midterms were supposed to start. As a result, students and parents received an email the night before outlining a new schedule if school...