By James Knowles Staff Writer January 20, the varsity girls’ ice hockey team drove all the way into Waltham to face the Waltham team after three consecutive wins against Wayland, CC and Newton-South.
By Patrick Martell Staff Writer When Westford Academy was preparing for the NEASC visit this fall they had a lot to do. One of the many things, was to develop a set of rubrics, which were to be used school wide.
Westford Academy’s Cross Country ski team is off to a great start of the season.
By Shannon Donahue Staff Writer The 2009 – 2010 school year has been one for the records, at least from a student’s point of view. Rumors are spreading like fire that up to twenty students have been excluded from school. Even more are likely to be searched by the end of this year.
Sameer Kini Staff Writer During one of the advisory blocks during December, sophomores and freshmen attended a diversity panel to discuss the diversity of the students here at WA. Students on the panel came from many different backgrounds, such as disabilities, sexual orientation, race, and religion. These students talked about how these differences were reflected at WA.
Alexander Lee Staff Writer Last month during an advisory day, both the freshman and sophomore classes watched a spectacle: the diversity panel. We watched attentively for fifty minutes as students of various backgrounds shared information about their cultures. We, the student body, certainly do not doubt that the panel was thoroughly educational, for it gave insight into cultures which otherwise [...]
By: Ishita Agrawal Staff Writer The gymnastics team here at Westford Academy, have had 5 meets and are still waiting on a win with a high score of 126.7. Their average score for the season is 123.9. Stephanie Anderson, coach of the team, says that this year is a rebuilding year for the team. There are only nine members on [...]
Sami Joubert Staff Writer Have you ever been surprised to see your teacher being questioned by a random group of students who came to the door while you were sitting in science class? Well, this is just one of the many things that students of the forensics class at Westford Academy get to do in order to solve the crime [...]
By Kate Spinosa Staff Writer Rec Basketball is an extremely popular winter sport. In town tons of kids sign up each year to play. The rules and regulations of rec basketball are the same as any other game of basketball. At www.westfordhoops.com they have a chart of recent game results for each grade level, and even calendar print-outs of each [...]
By: Radhika Akhil Staff Writer Cafe Night, one of last year’s biggest hits, is rapidly approaching. English teachers and co-coordinators, Jeffrey Kucaj and Jessica Lang, are working together with students to put the finishing touches on this upcoming event. Most people have not heard of Cafe Night, since the first one was only last year. Lang and Kucaj both agree [...]
By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer For this year’s competition play, Westford Academy Theatre Arts will be performing absurdist playwright Arthur Kopit’s Chamber Music. The single act play set in the 1930′s tells the story of eight women in a mental institution, who believe they are famous women from history as they prepare for an alleged attack from the men’s ward. [...]
By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer The Disney trip is a Westford Academy tradition that has been going on for more than a decade. Underclassmen anticipate it, while seniors count down to it. After last year’s trip, people began claiming that the trip would no longer continue for future classes. James Antonelli, Westford Academy’s principal, said, “it is a rumor.” Antonelli [...]
