For the Class of 2012… President: Richa Kaul Vice President: Jessica Bishop Secretary: Brendan Sullivan Treasurer: Sandeep Garikapati running against Devin Bornstein Student Council Representatives: Alexis Jacobson, Emily Koerner, Katie Perrone, Jennifer Rigby, Christian Yip and Thomas Yorke For the Class of 2013… President: Nathan Rigione running against Jillian Chrysikos, Andrew Dunne, Jerome Falcone and Mike Murphy Vice President: Dan Bugos running against Alaina Baker, Thomas [...]
By Aditi Patil Staff Writer Recently, the National Art Honors Society participated in a charitable organization called The Memory Project. The Memory Project is an international program in which students from schools in the US, Canada, and England draw portraits of children who are underprivileged or living in unfortunate circumstances. The children WA drew pictures for were living in an [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer A man is soon to be married, and he is happy with his wife to be and convinced they are in love. What this man doesn’t foresee is the calamity that is destined to occur on his wedding day. This is the premise of Frederico Garcia Lorca’s Blood Wedding. Blood Wedding, starring Teresa Langford as La [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer Finland is in the Arctic Circle. It is a barren land covered with snow and trees. Life is scarce. Hanna, played by Saoirse Ronan, has lived her entire life in an isolated cottage in the Finnish wilderness. Hanna’s father, played by Eric Bana, has kept her in the woods her entire life. She has only heard about things such as [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer The most frequently asked question yesterday was “Are you being silent?” and for around 200 students, including me the answer was a nod. I maintained my silence throughout the day, almost. Perhaps there was an accidental one word slip, or breaking to ask a teacher a question. But this was a difficult task. My teachers were [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer During lunch today, many students visited the Gay Straight Alliance table for last minute sign ups for either participation or to pledge their support for the Day of Silence. During the Day of Silence, students take a vow of silence to bring attention to anti-gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans-sexual comments, bullying and harassment. It is meant [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer Virtual High School is a program that is currently in obscurity, but one of the school’s goals for next year is to have more students involved in it. In VHS, students log onto their accounts and experience online sessions of a class. They still are assigned homework and projects and have to take tests and quizzes. [...]
Aditi Patil Staff Writer Last weekend, 108 Westford Academy students returned from the DECA Massachusetts State Competition. This year, 200 students joined DECA [Distributive Educators Club of America]. For that, WA won the Gold Level Award for increased membership. It was also recognized for being the 2nd largest chapter in Massachusetts. These are only two out of 70 achievement awards [...]
Managing Editor: Ethan Walshe, Sophomore Editor-in-Chief: Alexander Lee, Senior Print Manager: Samantha Upperman, Sophomore Sports Editor: Sameer Kini, Senior Sports Editor: Kyle Auger, Sophomore Photography Editor: Abby Cianciloi, Sophomore News Editor: Anastasha Echavarri, Junior Abby Cianciloi Ryan Creegan Renee Craig Lauren Harnett Michelle Thompson Kyle Auger Jess Walsh Jenie Michael DJ Keller Asad Khimani Anastasha Echavarri Aditi Patil Melissa Madsen [...]
