At the last date of Bamboozle Roadshow, in Mansfield, MA., I interviewed Chloe Grabanski of the organization To Write Love On Her Arms. Chloe... »
Features
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, who believe they are famous women from history as they prepare for an alleged attack... »
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... »
Recommended Media of the Month
January: A generally sad, dreary month. Post-Christmas depression, cold weather and midterms tend to weigh students down around this time. A few pieces of brilliant media did, however, manage to help me survive this month until now, and I recommend all these to those who are looking for something entertaining. »
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... »
Review of Sherlock Holmes
By Phil Dominici Staff Writer Sherlock Holmes, one of this winter’s most anticipated action movies, hit theaters Christmas Day. The movie has an excellent lead cast, including Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law and Rachel McAdams. Critically acclaimed and well received internationally, Sherlock Holmes has been nominated for a Golden Globe and is a box office hit... »
Team spirit or team splits
Barbara Morrrison Editor-in-Cheif This is the second article in a series on the dynamics of girls’ sports teams. Many coaches and players, alike, point to spirit days as a point of friction among team members. Josh Vadala who assistant coaches Boys’ Varsity Lacrosse and coaches Girls’ Varsity Cheerleading “In girls’ sports in particular, spirit and team dinners… can... »
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... »
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