Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or how we are never happy with any weather. Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. It is snowing. Snowing! Snowing in spring. It is not supposed to snow in spring. Rain, sunshine, warmer weather, yes, but not really cold – and snowing. Flashback to last summer; when I came here it was so [...]
by Catherine Pears Co-Editor-in-Chief Four weeks and thirty-three minutes and my high school career is over. (Not quite, I still have to attend my two AP classes each day-but for now, I am choosing to ignore that.) Such is the countdown currently ticking in the head of any senior participating in a Senior Project or Internship. However, for most seniors [...]
by Catherine Pears Co-Editor-in-Chief Some of us watch the Oscars for an entirely different reason than the cinematic feats being honored. We watch for the pure pleasure of seeing celebrities actually posing for photos in their borrowed, designer gowns instead of being chased down for them. Once our “stars” have finished their time on the red carpet, it is much easier to focus [...]
by Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or getting used to American peculiarities. A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. In several different senses this is exactly the half of my exchange year here. One is simply the time; I have been here for five months and there are five more months to go. A second is [...]
Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. The day before Valentine’s Day and I have nothing better to do but freeze my butt off. Not that I didn’t have fun, too, but it was hard to enjoy anything outside (I want spring, now!!). Anyway, I know the actual Chinese New Year [...]
by Catherine Pears Co-Editor-in-Chief We are in the midst of Fashion Week, and although there are only three days left, I am still jealous of the well-dressed, well-groomed New Yorkers sitting front row. Not that I would be invited to Fashion Week if I did live in New York City. Last year, two, now infamous, then unknown, teenagers managed to [...]
Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. So, remember the time I said something about wanting snow and there not going to be any snow during school hours? I take it back. All of it. Not only has there been a more than ample amount of snow, it also completely and [...]
This week’s “Making Money” column will be less of an introductory course and far more stock picks. For those of you who have successfully established an account, I commend you. For those who have not yet done so, I wonder what has prevented you from wanting to make money. Bullish: Domino’s Pizza (DPZ) Following the introduction of its [...]
Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student: Midterms are coming up (yes, I know you’re probably already more than sick of that subject even though they haven’t even happened yet) and with that one more instance at school where virtually everyone will have to write at least some sort of essay. [...]
By Shambhavi Ranjan Staff Writer The New Year 2011 has already come, and so has new TV shows. Television shows are something that every teenager watches when they have free time, or maybe even if they don’t have free time. There are so many series out there that some people don’t know what to watch. This list of the top [...]
Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student: Christmas and New Year’s – two of the most major events of the year, only a week apart. And the best thing: one week off from school. When I say the best thing, that is of course only a relative assessment. My personal first [...]
by Anna Raboin Co-Editor-in-Chief Hello Freshmen. The year is half-way over and midterms are fast approaching. This is a perfect time to tell you to not panic. As you’ve undoubtedly realized, Westford Academy stresses the importance of college and the college process beginning the first day you walk through these doors. Guidance counselors you barely know (for now) tell you [...]
