By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer Over April Vacation this year, many students will be leaving the States and flying all over the world for trips. One of these include the Italy art tour, where art students from Westford Academy will be going to Venice, Florence and the Cinque Terre. The thirteen students going on this trip will be leaving Saturday, [...]

Lauren Cullen Staff Writer & Kyle Auger Sports Editor “To show respect for these who feel they are trapped and feel like they cannot be themselves in society. I want them to know I support them.” -Freshman Brandon Jurewicz “It’s an awareness thing. We just want people to notice and to realize that there is a problem that needs to [...]

Kathleen McAleese Staff Writer Prom is a magical time for some high school students. For seniors, it’s the final bang in their high school careers. Westford Academy has a strict grinding policy and administrators stand behind their decision that there will be no grinding at prom. The rule in the past has been that no grinding is accepted, and if [...]

Lauren Cullen Staff Writer March 26, Article 27 was proposed at the town meeting to rename the Blanchard Middle School Auditorium in Katie Enos’ name. The meeting, which was originally held Saturday March 24, was continued on Monday night due to several high interest topics that were not able to be covered. Enos, who passed away in June of 2010, [...]

Matt Miller Staff Writer After four years, a Mr. WA was crowned. The event was attended by students and parents who came to see either their friend or son perform. There was a panel of seven judges including principal Jim Antonelli, Dean Mike Parent, special education teacher Kelliann Harrigan, psychologist Kristen White, health and wellness teacher Melanie Jozokos, junior class [...]

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 [...]

Matt Miller Staff Writer On Friday March 30th, a group of boys from the class of 2012 will partake in an anticipated talent show. This group will compete for the title of Mr. WA, a title that has not been held since 2007. The event started back in 2004 and did very well for a number of years. It was [...]

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 Alexa Overington Westford Academy Theater Arts presents The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill. The story follows Yank, a man whose life has been defined by his work in the stokehole of a ship.  While confident and in charge, Yank’s core is shaken by an encounter with a visitor to the ship’s depths.  Questioning where he belongs, Yank sets out [...]

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 [...]

Lauren Cullen Staff Writer On December 10, DECA hosted a “Beauty and the Beast” themed dance. This dance was held in place of their annual Halloween dance, which was cancelled because of the power outage. Unfortunately for DECA, there was a low turnout. “30 people went,” said freshman Marissa Dilworth. “It was awkward but we made it fun.” Michelle Porras, [...]

By Alivia Kilroy Staff Writer Every year Westford Academy students produce Black Box performances, directed by some of WA’s own. One of these plays this year is Oleanna, written by David Mamet and directed by senior Christina  Hughes. Oleanna is a dramatic play focused on the power struggle between two characters, teacher and student, and the misinterpretations that happen between them [...]