News, features, and perspectives from the students of Andover High.
News, features, and perspectives from the students of Andover High.
Andover High School introduced the H-block survey last month, asking students to report their plans at the start of each directed study period. According to Principal Jimmy D’Andrea, the goal is to maximize the academic benefits of the period and the data will be reviewed over the summer. Although a reasonable request, we at ANDOVERVIEW…
At ANDOVERVIEW, we believe academic dishonesty is a notable issue. Students are often scared to ask teachers for help, don’t have time to complete the work, or are simply lazy, so they ask AI to do the work for them. We do not exclude ourselves from this phenomenon. To our knowledge, ANDOVERVIEW has never allowed…
CollegeBoard drops the ball on AP testing this season.
On January 24, there was a Snapchat post threatening a shooting at dismissal time. Law enforcement quickly determined the threat was not credible; however, the incident revealed some areas for improvement in our school’s emergency response procedures. We are thankful for Principal D’Andrea’s commitment to keeping everyone informed throughout the incident. While according to D’Andrea,…
EDITORIAL
There’s a new phone policy at AHS, and you’ve probably noticed it. Our phones go into what one might call a “phone jail”—those numbered slots where our devices are locked up during class, sometimes with an actual lock and key. The rationale is clear: no phones in class, no distractions. But let’s ask the question:…
The SAT—the most widely standardized test for college admissions in the Northeast—is going digital. This overhaul aims to make the SAT easier, shorter, and more accessible. However, paper testing remains our preferred option. Standardized tests take multiple hours. When staring at a screen for so long, reading dense passages in minuscule font, it is inevitable…
We’ve all had classmates whip up an essay in barely five minutes with the “help” of ChatGPT, while you actually write yours, only for them to get a better grade. It can be frustrating to see your hard work have a less fruitful production than the AI-generated essay, but in the end, the choices people…
In a wealthy town like Andover, there is often pressure to go to a prestigious college. Whether it’s Andover’s proximity to Phillips Academy, family pressure, friends who take seventeen AP classes, or the general vibes, it often feels like in order to be considered a “smart” person you need to go into debt to attend…
Andover Public Schools consolidated all student and staff emails onto the Microsoft platform over the summer, prompting mixed reactions from students and faculty. According to Paul Puzzanghera, chief information officer of the Town of Andover, the process of transitioning to Outlook involved a multi-week procedure of “seeding” student mailboxes by copying their contents from Gmail…
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