by Darcy Gervais Staff Writer On December 16, 2010 during second and third period, the PAC filled up with juniors and seniors currently taking or having previously taken psychology. All students eagerly awaited the arrival of world renowned hypnotist Jerry Valley to take the stage and entertain them with his powers of hypnosis. After his introduction, including him hypnotizing the [...]
On Monday night, the last few games of week six excited both players and viewers. The undefeated Magic fell in the last game putting them at number two in the league. It was a fast paced game although points were at a premium as not many shots were falling. In the game before, controversy between players and referees arose. Senior Matt Rodgers [...]
by Neil Sharma Staff Writer After last year’s disappointing loss to the Los Angeles Lakers at the NBA finals, the Celtics look to win the NBA Finals this season. They lost to the Lakers in a seven game series that was very tight but in the end the Lakers won. If the Lakers win this season, the franchise will have [...]
by Brian Prato Staff Writer How would you feel if your mother worked in the same school that you attended? Well, Brandon Cobb, a freshman here at WA, knows the answer to that question. Cobb has his mother working in the same building where he goes to school. Mrs. Cobb is a teacher’s assistant here at WA. He describes it [...]
By Bjorn Burk Staff Writer An unusual week was started off Sunday morning with an unusual game where the 76ers, who only had four players, almost managed an upset over a full squad in the Knicks. With sophomore Bjorn Burk pulling off 33 points and contributing performances from junior John Bates, and sophomores Tyler Mills and Phil Dominici, the 76er’s [...]
by Sage Riddick Staff Writer How would you feel seeing your parent(s) at the school everyday? Would it be weird for you or would it be cool? For the Cohan family there is mixed emotions, but mostly they are good emotions. According to Beth Cohan, a teacher’s assistant at Westford Academy, there is nothing negative about having her daughter, Kasey [...]
by Lauren Meurer Staff Writer She is an essential part of our morning, we drive by her everyday, but no one knows her name or who she is. She is our traffic officer, Shelia Curley. For twenty-seven years Curley, mother of three grown children, has been directing traffic around Westford; she has worked on Patten Road for six years now, [...]
by Theresa Yuan Staff Writer Six Word Summary: Punk Hacker almost redeems languid thriller. What’s yellow and black and read all over? This summer’s mega hit The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Random House, $11.99) from Swedish writer Steig Larsson continues to be a bestseller this January. It is immensely readable and features a handful of striking and eccentric characters. [...]
By Shambhavi Ranjan Staff Writer On January 6th, the Black Box Theater came out with the production of Signs of Life. The play is written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Cristie Basinas. The cast consists of only two people, Abe and Sal, played by Daniel Regan and Sarah Vasilevsky. Signs of Life is a play about a couple, Abe [...]
By Sameer Kini Sports Editor This week, both national and WA sports have important games to watch. Here are my picks to see for this week. (Inter)National – Austalian Open. This week for my “national” pick I decided to go international instead, as the finals of the tennis season’s first major will be this weekend. So far the tournament has [...]
By Sameer Kini Sports Editor This week, both national and WA sports have important games to watch. Here are my picks to see for this week. National – NFL Conference Championships. The NFL is down to its final four, and this weekend, these teams will square off for a chance to play for the Vince Lombardi Trophy in February. In [...]
This week’s “Making Money” column will be less of an introductory course and far more stock picks. For those of you who have successfully established an account, I commend you. For those who have not yet done so, I wonder what has prevented you from wanting to make money. Bullish: Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) Following the introduction of its [...]
