Sage Riddick and Steph Arno Staff Writers On July 19, Governor Deval Patrick signed a law that is requiring Department of Public Health to form a program on head injury safety for students, parents, and team coaches. The Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic, MIAA, will be putting this into their handbook for athletes to follow. This law is being put into affect [...]
By Catherine Pears Staff Writer WA introduces new rule for all athletic events, searching backpacks and banning outside beverages. This morning, an announcement was made on WABC that all students entering athletic events with bags are subject to search and all outside drinks will be thrown out upon entry to the game.
By Catherine Pears Staff Writer As the 7:30 bell rings, it’s hard not to notice the number of Styrofoam cups with the pink and orange logo that we all know so well. Yes, these are the infamous Dunkin Donuts cups that seem to be glued to students’ hands every morning. This early morning routine may seem innocent enough, but to [...]
By Anna Raboin Staff Writer It’s another season for the Westford Improv Troupe, nicknamed WIT. This group that keeps everyone laughing for little or no money is back again this year with new faces and new talent. For those at Westford Academy who aren’t familiar with WIT, it’s Westford Academy’s improv troupe. Many times during the year, the group of [...]
By Trevor Owens and Bjorn Burk Staff Writers Lacking experience, Westford Academy varsity boys’ soccer team is kicking off this year’s season with questions.
By Brian Williamson Staff Writer On Wednesday two rivals faced off at Lincoln Sudbury High as the WA varsity boys’ cross country team looked to take revenge against LS and AB on 2.7 mile course. The undefeated LS was the DCL champion last year. LS beat Westford last year 21 to 34. During the bus ride to Lincoln Sudbury team [...]
By Darcy Gervais Staff Writer Coming into the new school year, there has been a spin on the current WA bullying policy in regards to the new legislation that came out of the incident in South Hadley last year where Ireland immigrant, Phoebe Prince, was harassed both mentally and physically to a point where she took her own life by [...]
Lauren Meurer Staff Writer Bettina Juszak, Eric Bonnen and Julia Bilczuk from Germany and Baas Ravirujiphant from Thailand are here to get a life experience for the next ten months they could not get any other time. Westford Academy has been a change for the students. Walking to class is one difference all four students have been adjusting to. In [...]
By Matt Miller Staff Writer The past few years at Westford Academy, the traffic progression has been a bit of a jumble. Cars would pile up in a queue out in front of the school. Recently a plan has been developed to change this dilemma. It was put into affect a few weeks ago to alleviate congestion in the front [...]
By Neil Sharma Staff Writer For some people moving to another town and going to a different school is hard enough. But imagine how hard it would be if someone had to move to a whole other country let alone a whole different school. That is exactly what happened for freshman student Matt Wong. Wong, a citizen of Hong Kong [...]
By Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student: So here I am, just over a month into my exchange year here in Westford, and looking back, what was the first thing I noticed? Different eating and drinking habits. It was my first full day in the states, and my host family [...]
By Ethan Walshe Staff Writer On Saturday, September 25th, local band Break a Promise played its first big show at Rocko’s in Manchester, New Hampshire. The band was part of Lay It To Rest Fest. The event featured 13 other bands, most of them local high school students from around the area, but a few were touring, including Ender and [...]
