Stefanie Doucette staff writer This year, Westford Academy administration made the controversial ban of all student made signs during the pep rally on October 23. video after jump.

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer In previous years, the cell phone policy allowed students to retrieve their confiscated phones at the end of the day. Now however, parents must pick up the student’s phone from the office for them. The policy was decided on by the school’s handbook committee, which consisted of five or six students and a teacher from [...]

By Allie Brody and Danielle Victory Staff Writers Located inside room 125 is a selection of miscellaneous articles of clothing; the new Best Buddies Clothing Outlet. According to Librarian Elaine Pietras, this clothing exchange was created as a fundraiser for Best Buddies that was based on something that is different and convenient.

By Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Cheif The NEASC four-day visit officially ended this Wednesday after the chair of the committee, Joe Maruszczak delivered their initial evaluation of Westford Academy. Overall, Vice Principal Adam Goldberg said that the evaluation was overwhelmingly positive. “They said that every member of the team would be proud to send their children to WA,” said Goldberg. He went [...]

By Danielle Victory and Allie Brody Staff Writers With Spirit Week rapidly approaching, Mr. Wysokowski is putting finishing touches on the plans. As a teacher at Westford Academy for the past three years, Mr. Wysokowski is involved with unicycle club as well as his new positions as student council advisor. He took over for Mr. Duffet who retired last year [...]

By: Ishita Agrawal Staff Writer There is a sense of excitement in the halls. The students taking German are ecstatic and are yearning for the time approaching to speed up. All through the halls, there are WA students talking about the German students. At least that is so according to Michael Joyce, German teacher.

By Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Cheif Last night, Westford Academy was one of 100 locations around the country and 150 locations around the world, in a total of 12 countries, to put on the first ever staged reading of the Laramie Project: 10 years Later. The event started off with speeches from famous actress Glenn Close, and the script’s writers, Moisés Kaufman [...]

By Stefanie Doucette Staff Writer Despite having been hanging on every wall for the past year, not many students can recite the mission statement in its entirety. This is stirring up panic throughout the WA community of faculty and administration, seeing how NEASC is coming to evaluate Westford Academy in just 18 days. From October 18th, to October 24th NEASC [...]

By Patrick Martell Staff Writer Here at Westford Academy there has been much discussion this year about the new tardy policy. Last year, first block officially started at 7:35, but students could show up as late as 7:40 and still be marked on time for school. This year that five-minute grace period has been removed with many asking, “Why?”

By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer Westford Academy has been chosen to be one of 100 locations to do a reading of a follow up to The Laramie Project, a successful play that debuted in early 2000. The new script is called The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later and WA is one of the few high schools that will be premiering [...]