For students all across the world, including those at Westford Academy, sacrificing a night of sleep is worth finishing an assignment, binging a show, or spending a night with friends. I know I have certainly been guilty of sacrificing my sleep for all of these things. Sleep deprivation is nothing new...

With a large number of students coming to class sleep-deprived, the school committee has been debating the idea of later school start times as a solution to this continuous problem. I believe that if Westford Academy were to implement a later starting time, it would be a step in the right direction...

Superintendent Everett Olsen has proposed a later start time for all students in the district, with the intention of allowing high school and middle school students in particular to maintain a healthier sleep schedule. The proposal entails moving the start time from 7:35 to 8:00, which would change the...