So far, we have hosted an event at Community Harvest Project in Grafton, two STEM Saturdays at the main branch of the Worcester Public Library, and a food drive to benefit Abby’s House in Worcester.
With Mass Academy’s FIRST Robotics Team (Gompei and the Herd) attending its last off-season event prior to build season at the beginning of November, here’s a recap of what Team 190 has been up to.
WRAP’s mission statement is to provide mentoring, advocacy, and educational assistance, which can range from soccer programs to driving lessons to math homework help.
Whether it’s the late-night cram session, the early-morning ride, or the mid-afternoon slump between classes, caffeine quietly finds its way into our routines. It shows up in thermoses, energy drink cans, or even chocolate bars—fueling the long days and longer to-do lists that come with being a high school student
On March 28th, we had the pleasure of hosting one of our favorite events: Trivia Night! An evening where parents, teachers, students, and friends alike were able to engage in three jam-packed hours of continuous trivia, with a side of healthy competition and a variety of delicious foods.
On Wednesday, March 26th, a group of 50 high school students could be seen walking into the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. You might say that this is a perfectly normal high school field trip, until you consider that it was the entire junior class at MAMS and that the majority of the students at MAMS are completely STEM-focused.
Every year, MAMS hosts a Day of Diversity to celebrate the many cultures represented by the student body. There are speeches, viewings of race cards, performances, and food.
The Alumni Career Fair and networking lunch on Thursday, December 5th provided current MAMS juniors with the unique opportunity to hear the stories of MAMS alumni and get a glimpse into what happens post-MAMS. With careers ranging from...
It’s 9:45 AM on a perfectly normal day at Mass Academy. Students huddle in groups around laptops in the library, write on the whiteboard, and chatter excitedly. The commotion seems to be focused on the CS...
At 100 Grove Street, just across from MAMS, sits Neelu Mohaghegh’s Fuel America location and its newest addition, the Grove Village Market. Both spots have become an afterschool home to MAMS...
If you walked into the Mass Academy physics room on a Monday afternoon, you might expect to see students desperately studying for an upcoming exam. Instead, you would find students huddled...
With the sound of 50 students’ buzzing excitement as they huddle over a problem in groups, it’s clear that the Mass Academy’s Math Team is the most popular after-school activity. But why?
Senior Maya Sushkin's Senior Independent Study Project (SISP) is focused on learning photography and videography. As a part of her SISP, she created this video that she was kind enough to share with us.
December Fair usually marks the first “big” checkpoint in a junior’s STEM I experience, and occurred on December 12th. This fair serves as a way to prepare juniors for the judging during February Fair, where students are judged by alumni and experts in their fields. As the new juniors prepared their pitches and posters, seniors were invited to judge their current projects and progress, and this experience reminded a few of their own December Fair...
The Society of Women Engineers is a national organization dedicated to empowering women and equipping them with the skills and confidence to pursue careers in STEM.
Mass Academy is excited to relaunch its SWE Next chapter this year, led by seniors Isabella Palit and Riley Harn...
Mass Academy students strive not only to contribute to the fields they study but also to grow the scientific community. That’s why seniors Joseph Yu, Nevin Thinagar, Travis Tran and I — Sumanth Sura — have been teaching robotics at the Millbury Public Library. Each lesson is held from 6:00 PM to 7:45 PM once a month from September to January 2023-24...
On December 2nd, Mass Academy hosted its annual semi-formal at WPI’s Higgins House. Having chosen a Tangled-inspired theme for the event, the junior student government was charged with elegantly decorating Higgins House to bring the movie to life. Of course with Higgins House as the location, the job was already half-done, with the building’s secluded but cozy nature, wooden pillars, and rustic appeal making itself iconic amongst kids...
Originating from Gujarat, India, the tradition of Garba has remained a pivotal social and religious festival to South Asian communities across the globe. Near the conclusion of A term, WPI’s South Asian Student Association (SASA) hosted WPI’s very own Garba on October 6th, 2023, consisting of music, food, and most importantly, dancing...
On September 15, a much-needed breeze settled after weeks of uncharacteristically hot weather in Worcester. With fall upon us, Mass Academy students prepared for a night full of autumnal festivities, laughs, and good times. With nostalgic video games, delicious food, and bright music, every student was able to enjoy a break from academics. The festival gave the seniors an opportunity to catch up with one another and the juniors used the event to...
The senior class of Mass Academy has officially transitioned from high school classes to college classes and are beginning to settle in. With A-term completed, the Class of 2024 has found its groove within the...
On October 11th, the Mass Academy Math Team headed to Shrewsbury High School for their first math competition of the year. Alex Kaneko, Rianna Santra, and Jenny Shaughnessy, three seniors who scored perfectly at the first Worcester County Mathematics...
To prepare for the upcoming season, Mass Academy’s FIRST Robotics Competition Team Gompei and the HERD attended two off season events — N.E.R.D. in Tewksbury, MA and River Rage in Manchester, NH...
Mass Academy students spend a lot of time on the WPI campus, whether that be the seniors during the school day or the juniors after school. Here are my top study spots on the WPI campus.
With only about 100 students, clubs at Mass Academy might be small, but that doesn’t mean that the members are any less passionate. Earlier this year, Joseph Yu and Charles Tang, two Mass Academy seniors, started AI...
For the 2023 - 2024 academic year, the Senior Student Government decided to implement and pilot a Junior- Senior Buddy Program, to help the new juniors acclimate to the Mass Academy environment in the beginning of the year, and to create a union between two historically distant groups at Mass Academy.
