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WA sophomores Risha Kulkarni, Sharon Lin, and Anvita Damera (left-right) are the co-founders of the nonprofit organization Stem4Youth.

Stem4Youth is educating the next generation of professionals

Simrah Azmi, Staff Writer Nov 21, 2023

High school students have plenty on their plates already with hours of homework a day from a range of classes—mixing in extracurricular activities and time with friends and family makes for a completely packed schedule. In addition to all this, imagine taking out extra time each day to develop educational...

Barnas will be the STEM curriculum coordinator for grades 6-12 starting this year.

Barnas to be STEM curriculum coordinator

Pravar Mukkala, Co-Managing Editor Sep 14, 2022

Excelling in both math and science classes is an important part of all high school students' careers. Whether they plan to major in biochemistry or linguistics, or go straight into getting a job, these subjects will be used everyday. Raising curiosity and being under the wings of great teachers is one...

Erin Bengiovanni looks forward to working with the STEM teachers of WA.

New STEM coordinator Erin Bengiovanni excited to work with teachers

Pravar Mukkala, Opinions Editor Sep 13, 2021

In past years, there has been a push for STEM subjects to become more accessible for students, and now, with a new position dedicated to managing STEM as a whole, WA has found someone just right for the job. After last year's introduction of the STEM curriculum coordinator position for WPS, Erin Bengiovanni...

WPS combines the math and science coordinator position, creating a STEM coordinator for grades 6-12.

WPS introduces STEM coordinator position

Anushka Patil, Co-Editor-in-Chief Apr 30, 2021

With the positions of math and science coordinator open and the reworking of the school system's budget underway, Westford Public Schools will hire an interim STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) coordinator who will serve grades 6-12 for the 2021-22 school year. After math coordinator...

Tactillium rises to the top

Tactillium rises to the top

Mar 1, 2014
A team of five students from Westford Academy consisting Michael Gillett, Derek Feehrer, Michael Colavita, Ryan Cole, and Kevin Zhang recently won Best in Nation in the annual Verizon Innovative App Challenge with their unique chemistry app, Tactillium.