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WA Ghostwriter
The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter
The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter
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PSATs are now digital: a step back but a whole sprint forward

Andrew Fang, Staff Writer • Oct 26, 2023

On Saturday, Oct. 14, registered Westford Academy students took the Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test (PSAT) digitally, the first time in more than 30 years of Westford Academy administering the test. This major conversion has greatly altered the test-taking experience, with both positive and negative...

Opinion: No PARCCing zone

Apr 1, 2014

By Lauren Cullen Managing Editor The past few weeks, WA students have been talking about the PARCC test. Most of the talk is of the negative, because the assessment is unfair to the students taking it. After last night's School Committee meeting, it was brought to the attention of the selected...