By Shannon Donahue Staff Writer Facebook. Just one word, but the whole world to some people.

By Kate Spinosa Staff Writer Here at Westford Academy H1N1 or Swine Flu is mentioned at least one time each day. H1N1 is a strain of flu that has genes from flu viruses in pigs, bird genes, and human genes. Flu activity is now widespread in about 37 states

By Chris Segien Staff Writer It is a question that is probably on the minds of all the men at Westford Academy; “Where are all of the urinal targets?” They have been an unspoken secret here at WA for a few years, but now that they are gone, they are missed.

by James Knowles Staff Writer The sound of joyful banter, children’s voices, crinkling of leaves and the whoosh of the wind fills the air as people conjugate at the Towns Common to enjoy the weekly Westford Farmer’s Market.

Stefanie Doucette Staff Writer Mindy Zhang, a junior at Westford Academy, is cooking up fun with the brand new Cooking Club. Every Wednesdays after school, Zhang, president of the club, and 26 other aspiring chefs meet to dabble in the art of the stove. Zhang, who is an avid “Iron Chef” fan, was inspired with the idea to start the [...]

By Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Cheif Last night, Westford Academy was one of 100 locations around the country and 150 locations around the world, in a total of 12 countries, to put on the first ever staged reading of the Laramie Project: 10 years Later. The event started off with speeches from famous actress Glenn Close, and the script’s writers, Moisés Kaufman [...]

By: James Knowles Staff Writer Amanda Lorenzo is a first year teacher at Westford Academy after departing from Salem High School in Salem, NH. Lorenzo has four years teaching experience prior to her job at WA.

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer Last Friday Pink’s Funhouse World Tour stopped in the Boston Garden for one of the most amazing concerts I’ve ever seen.  Not only did I get a chance to hear one of my long time favorite artists, but I also got a chance to experience some music from a group I wasn’t to familiar with, [...]

WA Theater Arts This video shows rehearsals from “Chicago” and “Alive and Kicking”, the Black Box Production.

by Maimuna Ahmad and Sangeetha Sankaran In reflection of the new style and new instructor of the marching band, WA is sporting a brand new uniform.  Under the instruction of the head of middle school band, Mr. Arsenault, this year’s marching band packs a punch.

By Stefanie Doucette Staff Writer Despite having been hanging on every wall for the past year, not many students can recite the mission statement in its entirety. This is stirring up panic throughout the WA community of faculty and administration, seeing how NEASC is coming to evaluate Westford Academy in just 18 days. From October 18th, to October 24th NEASC [...]

By Patrick Martell Staff Writer Here at Westford Academy there has been much discussion this year about the new tardy policy. Last year, first block officially started at 7:35, but students could show up as late as 7:40 and still be marked on time for school. This year that five-minute grace period has been removed with many asking, “Why?”