By James Knowles Staff Writer January 20, the varsity girls’ ice hockey team drove all the way into Waltham to face the Waltham team after three... »
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Forensics class in full force
Sami Joubert Staff Writer Have you ever been surprised to see your teacher being questioned by a random group of students who came to the door while you were sitting in science class? Well, this is just one of the many things that students of the forensics class at Westford Academy get to do in order... »
Rec basketball dedicated player
By Kate Spinosa Staff Writer Rec Basketball is an extremely popular winter sport. In town tons of kids sign up each year to play. The rules and regulations of rec basketball are the same as any other game of basketball. At www.westfordhoops.com they have a chart of recent game results for each grade level, and even calendar... »
Cafe Night: What’s to come?
By: Radhika Akhil Staff Writer Cafe Night, one of last year’s biggest hits, is rapidly approaching. English teachers and co-coordinators, Jeffrey Kucaj and Jessica Lang, are working together with students to put the finishing touches on this upcoming event. Most people have not heard of Cafe Night, since the first one was only last year. Lang and... »
Chamber Music Breaks the Competition Trend
By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer For this year’s competition play, Westford Academy Theatre Arts will be performing absurdist playwright Arthur Kopit’s Chamber Music. The single act play set in the 1930’s tells the story of eight women in a mental institution,... »
WA’s Disney tradition continues
By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer The Disney trip is a Westford Academy tradition that has been going on for more than a decade. Underclassmen anticipate it, while seniors count down to it. After last year’s trip, people began claiming that the trip would no longer continue for future classes. James Antonelli, Westford Academy’s principal, said, “it... »
2009: Year in Review
By: Aishwarya Vishwanath and Radhika Akhil Staff Writers 2009 was an eventful year, from President Obama’s inauguration, to Michael Jackson’s death, to Avatar’s release. We at Ghostwriter are summing up the year in three top events, however the events that we include in our Top 3 of 2009 are those that have had a great impact... »
Merry Christmas to…All?
Stefanie Doucette Some students of Westford Academy think that the school is ignorant towards the major holidays of other religions besides Christmas and that it instead overemphasizes Christmas and the Christian faith. With Christmas Break coming up fast, WA is in a frenzy of excitement. There are in-class parties and carol sing-a-longs, Holiday Bazaars and Countdowns... »
DCL Relays Give Hints as to how Swim Season Will Go
By Shannon Donahue Staff Writer Last Friday, December 4, our own swim team traveled to Sudbury to compete in their first “meet” of the season, the DCL Relays. This competition is not only for practice, but also for the many teams to meet their new swimmers, including the freshmen. The WA Swim Team departed around 2:10, filled... »
Has censorship been taken too far?
By Chris Segien Staff Writer When the sports announcements suddenly ended on Friday, November 13, many at WA thought that it was part of the joke that Seniors Cam Close and Jon Schiavone were pulling as part of the sports announcements . But the truth was, their skit was censored, and was cut out. Sports anchors... »
Bazaar: The Academy Marketplace
Click here for a video of the Bazaar By: Radhika Akhil Staff Writer It was impossible to make a decision about what to buy during the 39th annual Westford Academy Holiday Bazaar on Saturday December 4, 2009, run by the Westford Academy Student Council. There were 250 vendors, 30 of which were after-school clubs, selling products varying from... »