By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor The spirit rally was last Friday and was received with mixed, but mostly negative reviews, including mine. I thought the rally was a complete letdown. The spirit rally is an age-old tradition dating back for decades, and has declined in excitement recently, starting with the feared senior entrance. This is always the most exciting part, [...]

By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer The long awaited Lady Grey Ghosts football game was last Thursday October 20th. The games consisted of the Freshman vs. Seniors and Sophomores vs. Juniors to find who would be competing in the final game. First game Seniors ruled the turf. The Freshmen team came out strong but lost their spark after the seniors got [...]

Anastasha Echavarri News Editor In past years, the Westford Academy spirit rally entailed intimidating seniors in black shirts tearing through the football field swarming around a truck while blasting music holding somewhat suggestive signs. This year, the rally was held in a calm setting off to the side of the school on a small field with the entire school crowded [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-Chief Despite the numerous attempts to overturn the grinding ban by students of all grades, most efforts thus far have been fruitless. Students have tried petitioning, confronting the administration, and threatening to boycott dances altogether, all of which have had negligible effects. On Tuesday this week, sophomore and member of student council Glynn Johnson added another chapter to [...]

Samantha Upperman Print Editor In the halls of Westford Academy, many students are seen with massive backpacks filled with books, binders, and homework. These behemoths earn students nicknames matching their “freshman backpacks”. During lunch one day, reporters from the Ghostwriter went around and weighed various students’ backpacks and got quite surprising results. We assumed that the seniors would have the [...]

Kyle Auger Sports Editor The outdoor club, the hiking club, the camping club are all names for Cirrus, one of the most adventurous clubs you’ll find at Westford Academy. Headed by math teacher Zach Brumbaugh, the club just completed their first hike where they planned on navigating from Westminster, Massachusetts through the mountains north to Ashburnham, New Hampshire. However it [...]

By Haley Verre Staff Writer Every year,  Westford Academy sophomores, juniors, and seniors participate in the German exchange program. To experience another culture, German students  stay here in Westford for three weeks during the fall and the Westford Academy students spend three weeks in Germany over the summer. The school is involved with the German-American Partnership Program (GAPP) to give [...]

Lauren Cullen Staff Writer On October 21, Westford Academy will be having a homecoming spirit tailgate party. The tailgate party is open to any group in Westford.  Athletic Director, Dan Twomey says that smaller groups from Westford have done events like this in the past, but he wanted to incorporate everyone in a tailgate party during spirit week. “I think [...]

By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer Five Women Wearing the Same Dress written by Alan Ball and directed by Audrey Seraphin is a Black Box Production premiering next week. This comedy is about is about five bridesmaids who are hiding from the wedding because they secretly hate the bride, which causes an immediate bond among them. “It’s like one big sleepover.” [...]

Matt Miller Staff Writer Charlotte Callon is a local musician that has been gaining a bit of attention in recent weeks. She had just recently been awarded 2nd place on WA idol and performs at the Parish and Acton Jazz Café frequently. This is a strong passion for her and she demonstrates that passion overtly.  Many as being extremely talented [...]

Sagar Shankar Staff Writer This year, Robert Muller is one of the new teachers at Westford Academy. He teaches Intro to engineering and Advanced Technology. Mr. Muller’s classroom contains a lot of gadgets and hard drives, which are scattered on all his shelves. He says, “I teach my classes on how to take apart computer parts and identify what each [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief In this competitive climate, the SATs have become a significant part of a student’s college application. This three hour exam, which is composed of math, writing, and reading sections, determines some of the opportunities that are available to students after high school. Thus, many students have sought help from private companies, like Kaplan and Princeton Review, to [...]