Archives for: November 2009
1656: Westford’s first house is born

By Chris Segien Staff Writer The Keyes House is one of the oldest houses in Westford, which was said to be built in the mid 1650’s. It was built by Solomon Keyes, the first permanent settler of Westford. He is a celebrity in Westford history, being a notable farmer in the mid- 17th century. I set out to find more [...]

By Janet Fonden with 3 comments
Keirstead Voted Favorite Female Teacher

Maria Hodgins Staff Writer Almost four hundred students were polled to find Westford Academy’s favorite male and female teachers. After hours of tallying, the results came in: Russ Coward and Janet Keirstead won.

By Janet Fonden with 0 comments
Students Angry Over No-Sign Policy for Pep Rally

Stefanie Doucette staff writer This year, Westford Academy administration made the controversial ban of all student made signs during the pep rally on October 23. video after jump.

By Janet Fonden with 1 comment
Boogie all night

Lexie Brearley Staff Writer On Halloween this year, there was quite a scare at Westford Academy: they lost power for a few hours.  The DECA Halloween dance was almost canceled, but fortunately was only delayed for a half an hour.  The school called parents and students at 6:00 informing them that school had lost power and the dance may be [...]

By Lexie Brearley with 4 comments
WA’s new cellphone policy: fair or too harsh?

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer In previous years, the cell phone policy allowed students to retrieve their confiscated phones at the end of the day. Now however, parents must pick up the student’s phone from the office for them. The policy was decided on by the school’s handbook committee, which consisted of five or six students and a teacher from [...]

By Devon Lindsey with 4 comments
Behind the Scenes of the Westford Academy Kitchen

By Robert Gilman Staff Writer The thought on the mind a Westford Academy student every weekday around 10:25 AM is, “What’s for lunch?” I went to the Westford Academy kitchen to have a look at how the lunch is made. I came to the kitchen early, as food production starts before the first bell and often goes up close to [...]

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Paul Poisson: teaching through generations since 1974

By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer Interview with Paul Poisson Over the years many teachers have come and gone, but one teacher has been at Westford Academy longer than the rest. This is Paul Poisson’s 35th consecutive year at WA. He originally started as a math and science teacher and now focuses on chemistry.

By Janet Fonden with 1 comment
Roman to run baseball in 2010

by Alicia Desrochers Staff Writer Cory Roman, a Westford Academy math teacher, has recently become Westford Academy’s Varsity Baseball coach.

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Coffee Smackdown

By Shannon Donahue Staff Writer With two coffee shops in town, Dunkin’ Donuts, and Starbucks, Westford Academy students have the option to drink either coffee. The debate recently came up as to which was the better drink, or in this case, which is more popular in our school.

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Behind the scenes of the Chicago premiere

By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer

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Wedding bells are ringing in WA English department

By: Ishita Agrawal Staff Writer This Summer, in July, Kyle Macdonald and Jeffery Kucaj, English teachers here at WA, will be getting married. Both Macdonald and Kucaj are very excited about their upcoming marriage. Video interview appears after the jump.

By Janet Fonden with 4 comments
New clothing outlet to be a student’s best buddy

By Allie Brody and Danielle Victory Staff Writers Located inside room 125 is a selection of miscellaneous articles of clothing; the new Best Buddies Clothing Outlet. According to Librarian Elaine Pietras, this clothing exchange was created as a fundraiser for Best Buddies that was based on something that is different and convenient.

By Danielle Victory with 0 comments