By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor Do you think that you would have the skills to survive in the wilderness all alone? Between April 25 and 28 five members of the Cirrus outdoor adventure club put their skills to the test and did exactly that. Sophomores Sean O’Donnell, Felicia LeBlanc, Sean Clancy along with freshman Shanon Fan and Katie Stokes  were [...]

By: Kyle Auger & Ethan Walshe Sports Editor & Managing Editor This past Monday, April 16, the first marathon of the summer season took place in our own Boston Massachusetts. Over 27000 runners participated in the 114th Boston Marathon, and among them was a group of approximately 40 competitors from the Greater Lowell Road Runners. The organization offered us an [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor A man throws his body about the stage, dressed only in jeans and black soot. As he delivers his monologue before a rowdy group of other men, the emotions in his face and body shift and alter as he reveals his innermost feelings and opinions on the very world around him. The setting for this [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor Westford Academy Theater Arts’ production of The Hairy Ape advanced to the final round Massachusetts Educational Theater Guild’s drama festival Saturday, following the semi-finals held at Westford Academy. Chelmsford High School’s production of The 39 Steps also advanced. This differs from previous years, when three plays advanced to the state finals as opposed to this [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor On Monday, February 27th, the school committee voted to reinstate this year’s April vacation. This decision passed with 5-2 vote during last night’s meeting and reverses the previous decision to have school meet on April 17 and 18. The school committee’s decision was influenced by the large rate of absenteeism during last week’s abridged February [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor It’s the topic on every student’s mind this week: “I can’t believe we’re in school this week.” Earlier this year following an unseasonable Nor’easter in October that left Westford Academy powerless and thus without school for four days, Superintendent Bill Olsen made the decision to make up the missed days during the Tuesday and Wednesday [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor Westford Academy principal Jim Antonelli is currently working in conjunction with Massachusetts state representative James Arciero to pass a new piece of legislation that would result in harsher punishments for student drivers caught in possession of illicit substances like marijuana or alcohol. The new bill would call for minors aged sixteen and one-half to eighteen [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor The 2012-2013 school year will see new electives in the English department. Two new classes, Contemporary Literature and Film and Literature will be offered to juniors and seniors and will be taught by English teachers Emily Coates and Brian Mahoney respectively. Both of these classes received strong interest following a survey conducted on sophomores and [...]

Ethan Walshe Managing Editor The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the hugely anticipated prequel to the multibillion dollar grossing Lord of the Rings trilogy, is slated for release in December 2012. It will be part one of a two movie series directed by Peter Jackson, director of LotR. The film tells the story of Bilbo Baggins, relative of LotR protagonist Frodo [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor As most everyone should know by now, we have entered an election year. The Republican candidates are well into their campaigns and Monday, January 3, marked the first in a series of contests between these candidates to determine who will receive the nomination for presidency. There are two kinds of these contests, caucuses and primaries. [...]

By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor Tempers are flaring and the essential question has been raised: Does the school have the right to read, and prosecute students for things they post in social media? Apparently, students do not think they have that right. “I don’t think the school should go to look for things on student’s social media, but I think [...]

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor As high school students, school is potentially the largest part of our day to day lives. And what goes hand in hand with schoolwork? Homework. How much homework are students getting per night, and what are their habits for getting it done? As most everyone has discovered by now the amount of homework you receive [...]