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Projects range from machine learning models to school-wide web applications to solve real world problems

May 2, 2023

The Computer Science class is beloved at Mass Academy, teaching students HTML & CSS for their personal websites and Java to those new to programming. But for those that already have computer science experience, they have the unique opportunity of developing software for an independent project. Students choose what they create, from web-apps to games, […]

Junior Tarun Eswar runs a Japanese Language & Culture blog

April 23, 2023

While students at Mass Academy enjoy STEM, they all have other hobbies and interests. For junior Tarun Eswar, his hobby has grown into an award-winning blog. His blog, 365 to Japan, details his journey about learning the Japanese language and culture. The same skills that allow him to read and write technical literature also help […]

Student government organizes Pizza Fridays

April 23, 2023

One treat Mass Academy students look forward to every week is Pizza Friday, a tradition that has been occurring at the school for over a decade. Student government members sell pizza in the mornings when students come into school and hand it out during lunch, providing a nice change of pace and giving the student […]

The wide variety of gym classes at MAMS

April 23, 2023

Much like the rest of Mass Academy, our gym classes are far from ordinary. Since the grade is so small, there are only two gym classes. Each term, each of the gym classes alternates between two activities. In A Term, the activities were Zumba and a traditional gym class, both taught by teachers from WPI. […]

Mass Academy Senior Succeeds at International Science Competition

April 23, 2023

The Regeneron Science Talent Search is one of the oldest and most prestigious international science competitions with thousands of students submitting original research each year. Diego Suchenski Loustaunau, a senior at Mass Academy, had low expectations going in. “There are so many awesome people and projects who compete in STS that I wasn’t really expecting […]

A conversation with Mass Academy’s physics teacher

March 30, 2023

As all students at Mass Academy can vouch for, coming to this school is a big academic and social change. Teaching at the academy is also unlike teaching at any other public school in Massachusetts, as Mass Academy has a smaller student population, university connections, and a STEM focused curriculum. Entering this school as a […]

Mass Academy received a safe driving presentation

March 26, 2023

Long commutes across the entire state of Massachusetts are one of the unique things about Mass Academy. Given this, it is unsurprising that the Massachusetts State Police chose Mass Academy as a school community in need for the ThinkFast Driver Safety presentation. On Monday, March 13th, ThinkFast hosted a game show style presentation for all […]

Mass Academy students and their pets

March 26, 2023

Puppies, cats, and peacocks? Mass Academy students are known for their diverse range of academic talents; however, students here also own a plethora of pets. Out of the students surveyed, cats and dogs were equally represented. Surprisingly, chickens were the most represented out of all of the pets. Starting off with our heaviest contributor with […]

Students Attend the Connections Conference

March 26, 2023

Several Mass Academy students attended the Connections Conference, hosted by Sutton High School, which brought together over 700 students and educators from all over New England who want to make a difference. The day started in the auditorium, with a hype team leading everyone in Just Dance to the song Rasputin. José Vilson, an educator […]

Parent Support Group hosts a game night

March 26, 2023

To celebrate the end of C Term, the Parent Support Group (PSG) at Mass Academy organized a Game Night for all the students. “The Parent Support Group had a brainstorming session months ago to come up with an idea for a March event. We then asked all parents to donate most of what we needed, […]