The PowerSchool dilemma and its consequences
Lily Rimm '25, Ella Harrington '25
• February 27, 2024
![Quarter one is the most difficult for many students, and many stress out about and struggle to maintain a good first quarter grade.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/quarter1.png)
The quarter one conundrum; strategies to succeed when faced with the most difficult part of the year
Hannah Salpeter ’25, Staff Writer
• October 27, 2023
![The math department, along with many other teachers and students, object to the stress caused by PowerSchool.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-17-at-9.00.47-AM.png)
Math department challenges PowerSchool obsession
Madison Mayr ’24, Paper Sports Editor
• February 17, 2023
![A new proposal by the math department suggests removing the display of the decimal points in PowerSchool.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-14-at-12.45.43-PM.png)
Math department proposes removal of decimal point display in PowerSchool gradebook
Mia Kirkorsky ’24, Business Manager
• February 14, 2023
![Two students receive their grades as one is disappointed about a perfectly good grade, the other beams in delight.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-16-at-4.06.20-PM-900x677.png)
Students’ worth goes beyond the horizons of a grade
Katherine Phelps ’25, Opinions Editor
• November 16, 2022
![Sometimes dropping a class can be a tough decision, but for me, accepting that I wasn’t good at Multivariable Calculus relieved my academic stress.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-01-at-9.41.11-AM.png)
Math isn’t for everyone, and I won’t let my failure define me
Ella Shi ’23, Managing Editor
• November 1, 2022
![An illustration of how late/missing assignments affects a student’s mental health. In response to these statistics, teachers should wait to submit their grades until the student is healthy and able to submit their assignments.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-22-at-1.06.43-PM.png)
Teachers’ missing work policies unjustly burden sick students
Aidan Sprouls ’23, Web Opinions Editor
• November 22, 2021
![Students commonly see this screen on their powerschool page, showing nothing but empty slots where grades should be. Some teachers decide to wait until the last minute to input their grades for the quarter, leaving students questioning and wondering what their grades will be for the quarter.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Screen-Shot-2021-11-19-at-8.27.33-AM-900x292.png)
Grades entered on last day of the quarter, create frantic students: Do better, teachers
Izzy Sareen ’22, Staff Writer
• November 19, 2021
![The PowerUpdate app immediately notifies students when a new grade is added into PowerSchool, reducing stress from constant grade-checking.](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Screen-Shot-2020-11-02-at-12.22.22-PM.png)
PowerUpdate app intends to relieve stress about grades
Ella Shi '23, Features Editor
• November 2, 2020
![Pass/fail grading system prompts discussion](https://www.inklingsnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/image1-1.png)
Pass/fail grading system prompts discussion
Lyah Muktavaram ’22 and Anastasia Thumser '22
• April 28, 2020
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