by Anna Raboin Features Editor Winter 2010-2011 brings hockey back to Westford Academy. It’s hard to deny that hockey is a favorite of many students. The games are crazy; chants, ice, blades, and insane fans always make the atmosphere explosive and overwhelming. Tryouts for the boys’ varsity team took place November 29th, 30th, and December 1st this year. Coach Bob [...]

By Ryan Auger Staff Writer Week one of the rec ball season started for the high school boys’ 10 to 12th league, and some teams came out with a bang. There were upsets, many blowouts and a few close wins of evenly matched teams. Adam Ciampi and The Suns, easily handled The Knicks who were without two of their top [...]

by Ryan Auger, Staff Writer On Thursday December 9th, the WA Track Team took on Boston Latin at the Reggie Lewis Center near Boston. The Boys team put up a number of good performances, dominating Latin 77-19. Before the meet on the bus into Boston, runner Reed Peraner had his portable speakers blasting music, as he does every meet, to [...]

By Jenna Lee Staff Writer As you walk around the halls of Westford Academy, you may have noticed many students carrying babies strapped in baby car seats. You might wonder which class they are taking. It is no other than Child Development. In the Child Development I course, or CDI, many topics include Families & Parenting, Pregnancy, Labor & Delivery, and [...]

by Catherine Pears Editor-in-Chief Each week I probably spend an average of 7 hours worrying about college and 1 hour actually doing something about it. My skills in procrastination are unmatched. Although I get acceptable grades and still maintain good relationships with my teachers, no matter how honest my intentions, I will never plan anything well enough for it to [...]

by Andy Dunn Staff Writer The artist formerly known as Sean Combs, Puffy, Puff Daddy, and P. Diddy is back with a new name and a new album-Last Train to Paris by Diddy and Dirty Money. Diddy makes his comeback from his last album which got mixed reviews, Press Play in 2006. He co-stars in the album with the group [...]

by Anna Raboin Features Editor The first word you hear at Westford Academy is “college.” Guidance literally sucks the little freshman into their system and spits them back out as a senior walking across the stage with a diploma. But in a loving way. So, with that in mind, I would like to introduce a new column all about the [...]

By Ryan Auger Staff Writer In the view of many boys at the Academy, recreational basketball is one of their favorite things during the year. It causes a great deal of excitement for the players, fans, coaches, and parents of all involved. This year, for the first time, there is a new 8th and 9th grade league. One of the [...]

By: Trevor Owens Staff Writer If you can’t beat the Yankees playing their game, then join them. This is the approach that the Boston Red Sox are taking in their recent acquisition of highly touted free agent Carl Crawford, at a contract for $142 million over the span of seven years. The deal was first reported on last night by [...]

By Brian Prato Staff Writer It’s that time of year again, basketball season. For WA, it’s looking to be a solid year. The varsity basketball team has six returning players including Mark Cornelius and Matt Ellis, who are both returning DCL All Stars. Coach Ed Scollan expects them to be two of the team’s most valuable players and leading point [...]

by Theresa Yuan Staff Writer Six-Word Summary: Dysfunctional Family Faces Christmas Dinner, Dementia Jonathan Franzen is 51 years old, and he’s already been tagged as the next Great American Novelist. His latest novel Freedom is generating a lot of buzz, but during this sugar-cookies and winter-frost time of year, The Corrections (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, $16.00), his ambitious novel about [...]

by Sage Riddick Staff Writer On Monday night at Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots stunned the New York Jets 45-3. “Got out coached, got out played, and got our butts kicked. I don’t know what else you can say about it…It’s the biggest butt whipping I have ever taken as a coach,” said the coach of the Jets, Rex [...]