By Nicholas DiNatale with Lena Mirisola Staff Writers On Saturday, February 13th, 2010, The Valentine’s Day Massacre took place at The Palladium in Worcester, Massachusetts. The show featured many New England-based alternative and post-hardcore acts, including Boston based act, Vanna, who was headlining the show. From the photo pit, right in front of the stage, The Palladium appeared larger than [...]
Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Chief This is the fourth and final article in a series on the dynamics of girls’ sports teams. The first three articles are Girls’ sports teams experience divisions, Team spirit of team splits, and Team divisions: how it begins. Amid the great successes of girls’ sports at Westford Academy, there is a less healthy and productive side to [...]
Zachary Webert Staff Writer Chamber Music, the Westford Academy Theater Arts’ submission to the Massachusetts Drama Guild State Festival, was declared winner during the Semi Final Round of the competition on Saturday March 13, 2010. WATA will now advance to the State Finals to be held in Boston at the John Hancock during the dates of March 25th to March [...]
Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Chief This is the third article in a series on the dynamics of girls’ sports teams. The first two articles can be found here, and here. A looming question in the discussion about the divisions among players on girls’ sports teams is where these divides and dysfunctions arise from. Is it a result of social issues at school? [...]
By Tyrone Zhang Staff Writer This year, Chinese New Year fell on February 14th and ended on the 28th of February. When most people think of Chinese New Year, the first thing that comes to mind is the red envelopes containing money. Although that is a crucial part of the celebration, it is not what Chinese New Year is entirely [...]
By Sameer Kini Staff Writer Westford Academy senior Ryan Mumford has been elected to play in the first ever Massachusetts State Hockey Coaches Association (MSHCA) High School All-Star Hockey game. Mumford will be representing the Northern All-Stars as they play the Southern All-Stars on Saturday, March 20th. The game will be played at Tsongas Arena in Lowell at 3:00 PM. [...]
By Nick DiNatale with Lena Mirisola Staff Writers On Saturday, January 30th, The Venetia Fair’s headlining tour made its second stop at Rocko’s in Manchester, New Hampshire. Rocko’s happened to be the second of the two stops for the tour’s kickoff events. Before coming to a close, the tour is scheduled tomake its way from New Hampshire, down the eastern [...]
Hey, I’m Amy. I’m a student, new on the Ghostwriting staff, that you can write an anonymous letter to if you have any… how do I word this? Personal issues or problems at home, with relationships, with school, stuff like that, send it in. Don’t worry; I am a student, because I know that you think your teachers lived amongst the dinosaurs [...]
By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer The cast of Chamber Music will advance to the semi-finals round of the 2010 Massachusetts Drama Guild State Festival after a great performance during Preliminary round on Sunday Febuary 28th, hosted by Naraganset Middle School in Baldwinville, MA. In addition to being named Festival Winner, Westford Academy received five All Star Cast awards for both acting [...]
Phil Dominici Staff Writer March is upon on us! Not quite Winter and not quite Spring, this month often ends up being remembered for mud and it’s lack of days off from school. So to liven things up a bit this month, here are a few pieces of entertainment to look for: 1: Album: One Life Stand, by artist Hot Chip. [...]
By Nicole Larsen Staff Writer When someone says Bavaria, Germany, what comes to mind? Chocolate, lederhosen, maybe yodeling. Actually, Bavaria, or Bayern in German, has more to offer than these timeless associations. Even in this modern generation, stereotypes about people from other countries are still relevant. And although technology offers opportunities for global communication, some people have yet to take advantage of this. Westford [...]
Alexander Lee Staff Writer On January 27, 2010 an outstanding American author, J.D Salinger, passed away due to natural causes. He was ninety-one at the time, and the day marked an end to a legend of American literature. Salinger was not the most prolific of authors, for he only published one major work: The Catcher in the Rye. Nonetheless, he [...]
