Alexander Lee Editor-in-Chief Something about the Yangtze River restaurant on 584 King Street, Littleton oozes with nostalgia. I think it’s because I used to come here as a kid. On a Thursday afternoon, my mom would offer me a casual meal at this classic Chinese-American buffet. I remember the buffet, a whole array of oriental goodness: general gao’s chicken, crispy [...]

Alexander Lee & Pranav Ghatraju Editor-in-Chief & Staff Writer In the wake of the WA memes incident, a serious question has arisen: do students who act in WATA productions deserve varsity letters? It is a divisive issue, and it is harder and even more personal because many of us have close friends in WATA . However, we at the Ghostwriter [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-Chief After thirty-four successful years of coaching basketball at Westford Academy, Ed Scollan is retiring as coach following this season. The twenty-six time Varsity and eight time Subvarsity coach decided to retire because he “wants to try out new things in life.” He said, “I want to take the energy I’ve had for coaching and use it elsewhere.” [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-Chief “Where is Sandrino’s? I’ve never been there before” is the most common phrase I hear when I talk about Sandrino’s, a pizza place located on 175 Littleton Road, Westford MA. Even though Sandrino’s is in the same plaza as D’angelos and across the street from Subways, surprisingly it is still unknown to most WA students. Having opened [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief WA Sports is back and better than ever! Seniors Justin Healy and Matt Sullivan, also known as Rusty Justy and The Big City Kitty, also known as The Dirt Dog and The Big American Sexy, are this year’s sportscasters for Westford Academy Sports Network (WASN). The duo, who have been good friends since kindergarten, broadcast their first [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief On November 22nd, Superintendent Bill Olsen declared that Westford Public Schools would make up the days lost due to the October snowstorm during the Wednesdays and Thursdays of February and April Vacation. The news surprised many students. This had never before been done in previous years. Even during the ice storm of ’08, in which WA also [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief Ever since the grinding ban was put in place at WA, the majority of students have felt that the quality of the dances has steadily declined, and thus have been looking for alternative solutions to the issue. Over the last few months, people petitioned, wrote essays, and proposed formal rule changes, but little progress was ever made. [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief Last Saturday night on October 29th, an unexpected snowstorm hit the eastern New England area, including our town of Westford. There was about a foot of accumulation, and the storm caused massive a number of power outages all across town. Since it was only October, many trees still had most of their leaves. During the storm, these [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Alexander Lee Editor-in-Chief & Anastasha Echavarri News Editor Over the last few years, many New England schools have been banning grinding from their school dances, including Chelmsford High School and Oakland High School.  Some schools in New Hampshire have even cancelled dances altogether due to administrations’ inability to control grinding.  The fate of WA school dances is at this time [...]

Alexander Lee News Editor I think most seniors in the class of 2012 are currently struggling with the college essay. It’s the most important writing we are to create in high school, so naturally we second-guess ourselves. Furthermore, this year, we tackled the essay sooner because, for the first time, Westford Academy created a deadline for a draft of the [...]