The Latin phrase “carpe diem" translates to "seize the day", a saying familiar to many. Whether it was first heard through a peer or from Robin William in Dead Poet's Society, everyone should strive to live out this motto on a day to day basis. In a time where life is lived through devices we have...

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...

Westford Academy Broadcasting Club (WABC) has been learning to adjust to the absence of their longtime adviser Mark Miller, who retired last spring. As a result, the new school year has come with its own set of challenges including broken technology, getting new advisors up to speed, and functioning...

Lights blink on and off as a man turns knobs and dials, conducting a technological symphony. His voice fills the gymnasium as a ball swishes through the net, declaring WA's victory over the roar of the crowd. He stands in the back of the PAC ensuring presentations go smoothly, inspects malfunctioning...

As society continues down the path of digital integration, those who have not grown up surrounded by technology may feel left behind or lost when trying to navigate these new innovations. Luckily for the senior citizens at Cameron Senior Center, TechPals is here to help guide them. TechPals is a nonprofit...

From Google Docs essays to digital presentations, technology has quickly become one of the most crucial assets to teaching. It is hard to imagine WA without its countless chromebooks, projectors, and speakers, though their importance is often overshadowed by the bustle of the school day. What has now...

Eyes glazed over, a little girl holds a phone close to her face as she swipes through Youtube short after Youtube short. The short videos, accompanied by fast paced music, range from makeup tutorials, to bizarre challenges, to funny cartoon characters doing weird dances. With each finger swipe, a plethora...

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...

Many students can find it difficult to juggle classes, extracurriculars, and social life while preparing for college at the same time. However, in the case of senior Neev Maru, this is all an easy feat compared to the business he has begun. Maru was first inspired to create a robotics engineering...

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...

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...

Put a headset on and get teleported into a complete new world with flying planes, zombies attacking, a full laser-tag game, or anything your mind can think of. All of this can be generated through technology; one of the newest pieces of technology is virtual reality. Virtual reality allows people to...