By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor On Thursday, Westford Academy was honored with the presence of four veterans from various wars as a part of Veterans Day. Veterans from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and Iraqi Freedom appeared before an audience of history students and spent two class periods talking about their experiences in the military service [...]
By Abby Cianciolo Staff Writer Hypnosis, the state of consciousness where one loses total control over their mind and actions. Now, when most of us think of this term, it reminds us of crazy children’s shows we see on television, the ones with a crazy magician sending the characters into a transe and resulting in spinning eyes and causing them [...]
Anastasha Echavarri Staff Writer Po’s Ribs and Barbeque is not your average BBQ restaurant. It is not the traditional baby back rib and peanut gallery that most critically acclaimed barbeque restaurants pride themselves for. However, its smoky barbeque sauces, delicious selection, and integration of eastern-style cuisine make up for this and more in both taste and satisfaction. Right on the [...]
Laura Holguin Staff Writer The Ghostwriter took a behind the scenes look at the Morning Announcements and noticed a very calm and prepared aura in the studio. With the lights dimmed and cameras ready, the announcements were ready to begin. With Mark Miller, Elaine Pietras, Emily Raczelowski, and Sports fill-in John Ryan, the Ghostwriter got to see the process of [...]
Michelle Thompson Staff Writer James Antonelli, principal at Westford Academy, graduated from WA in the class of 1986. He has been a coach, a computer and business teacher, a dean of student activities, assistant principal, and is currently the principal. He returned to the school after his injury in college and has not looked back since. Antonelli was a student who really enjoyed [...]
by Asad Khimani Staff Writer Corn, King Corn, and Prog are some of the names he is known by at Westford Academy. Senior Mark Cornelius, a student-athlete for the WA Ghosts, plays football, basketball, and baseball for the school. He made the varsity teams for all three sports in sophomore year. In basketball, he plays the position of guard, in [...]
Anastasha Echavarri Staff Writer This is the second of a three part series on the senior internship Last year, several Westford Academy students were accused of abusing their privileges they were given during their senior internships. Although guidance and staff have caught on to this fact and went right to changing the rules so as to not repeat this, students [...]
Lauren Hartnett Staff Writer Have you ever had something that was so close and important to you that you never would want to give it up? That’s exactly how Emily Raczelowski feels about track. “Track really affects my life because it’s just to get away from the rest of my life,” said Raczelowski. “It’s my happy place!” Whether you’ve seen [...]
By Jessica Walsh Staff Writer On March 11, 2011 Japan was hit with a 9.0 earthquake, followed by a devastating tsunami. Around ten thousand have lost their lives so far, and hundreds of thousands more have been left homeless and in need of resources. This where Westford Academy students hope to help. The Amnesty International Club is currently selling t-shirts [...]
By Asad Khimani Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 16, the annual March Red Cross blood drive took place. The drive was very successful and over one hundred people donated blood. The hard work put in by the Red Cross and the Westford Academy Youth Red Cross Club was what made the blood drive so successful. Many weeks before the blood [...]
By Ryan Auger Staff Writer The Rec Ball League took a week off for the holidays, and would return the last Sunday of vacation. Unfortunately, this was too early for players. There was a lack of people at the games, and not all the players showed up to participate in their respective games leading to many problems regarding substitutes and [...]
By Darcy Gervais Staff Writer Last May, Mr. Jeff Kucaj and Miss Kyle Macdonald announced their engagement to the entire WA faculty and students. They were married this past July and are settling down and getting used to life as a married couple. I sat down with them last week and asked them about the wedding, married life, and whether [...]
