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Mass Academy is a public, co-educational school of excellence program which enrolls about 100 academically accelerated 11th and 12th graders. We emphasize math and science within a comprehensive, interactive academic program. The rigor of the junior year classes exceeds high school honors and AP, emphasizing depth over breadth, engaging students in project based learning and more than 1200 hours of instruction. Seniors complete a full year of college, enrolling in classes at WPI, a nationally ranked engineering school, thus making the Academy the only public school in Massachusetts whose students attend a private university full-time as seniors in high school. The Academy is a collaborative effort among the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and the high schools of Massachusetts. For more information please read our School Profile 2011-2012.

Mass Academy Graduation 2012

On Sunday, May 6, 2012, the MA Academy graduated 45 students in Alden Hall on the WPI campus.  These students represent 25 cities and towns in Massachusetts.  For a list of the Colleges and Universities they will attend, click here.

Admission to Mass Academy

If you are a sophomore in high school and are interested in applying, then click on the Admissions link in the navigation menu to the left.

Camps

COMPUTER QUEST 2012

Check out our Camps and Workshops link to the left for more information regarding Computer Quest camp for 7 - 8 Graders.

WORKSHOPS

Professional Development for Teachers.  We have some great workshops going on, go to our link to the left if you're interested in attending any of them.

SAVE THE DATE   20th Anniversary Celebration - May 23, 2012

The Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 on the campus of WPI.  All alumni are urged to save that date to join together with Academy teachers, community leaders, WPI faculty, elected officials, and invited guests to celebrate our many successes throughout these past 20 years. 

To find out more about our Celebration and to RSVP click here.

20 Years of Excellence (1992-2012) 

The students in the current senior class represent 25 communities including Barre, Clinton, Douglas, Fitchburg, Franklin, Gilbertville, Holden, Hopkinton, Hubbardston, Jefferson, Northborough, Oakham, Oxford, Peabody, Princeton, Shrewsbury, Upton, Uxbridge, Walpole, Webster, West Boylston, Westborough, Weston, Winchendon and Worcester. Overall, the Academy currently serves 40 communities from around Massachusetts, and historically has hosted students from over 70 communities throughout the Commonwealth. 

Mass Academy is #1 in the State

According to results released in September 2011 by the College Board, Academy students had an average SAT score of 663 in Critical Reading, 725 in Math, and 676 in Writing (for a combined average of 2064). Our five-year SAT report and trends show +19 points in Critical Reading, +34 points in Math, and +24 points in Writing (for a combined +77 points). Not only do we offer great opportunities for great students, we continue to get better. For more information, please read the following links:

    SAT Press Release from the Director
    Five Year Report from College Board
    Five Year Trend Highlights
    Telegram & Gazette Article
    MassLive.com article (with links to SAT data) 

Newsworthies

Congratulations to Megan McHugh of Worcester, and Adan Rivas of Clinton, who have been recognized in the 2011-2012 National Hispanic Recognition Program. (Press Release)

Congratulations to Grace DiFrancesco of Fitchburg who has been named a Semifinalist in the 2012 National Achievement Scholarship Program. (Press Release)

Congratulations to our four Semifinalists in the 2012 National Merit Scholarship Program; Curtis Belmonte of Shrewsbury, Juliana Kew of Worcester, Ryan Kutzko of Upton and Linda Xu, of Shrewsbury. (Press Release)

Congratulations to Amy Rockwood, daughter of Richard and Carmen Rockwood of Walpole and a senior at Mass Academy of Math and Science at WPI who earned a top composite score of 36 on a recent ACT test. Among test takers in the high school graduating class of 2010, only 588 of nearly 1.6 million students earned a composite score of 36. (Press Release)  

Additional Information and Links

The Scientia Review, an electronic journal featuring science and technical writing of students at the Academy.

College Admissions for the Graduating Class of 2011 

Report of the Visiting NEASC Committee

Anti-Bullying Plan

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