Code Monkey Review
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Recently produced by WATA, “Code Monkey” is an hilarious comedy. It had the crowd roaring with laughter. Starring Nick Nudler and Leah Detolla, the play is about an intern who works at Notanevil Drug Company and falls head over heals for a lab assistant, Laura (Detolla). When Laura gets kidnapped by the evil boss of the company, Tom, the intern, [...]

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Staff Picks: What We’re Listening To II
Tourist History

By Jocelyn Cote Staff Writer I’m not afraid to admit it – I’m a music nerd. Many of my favorite bands have been huge influences on my life for years, and writing about music is a passion of mine. However, my music taste is quite the opposite of many girls here at WA: I much prefer a crazy guitar solo [...]

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Remembering Magistra Dale

By Kathleen McAleese Staff Writer Maria Dale, a beloved Latin teacher at Stony Brook Middle School, died in her home on November 23 after battling cancer. Mrs. Dale taught Latin at Stony Brook here in Westford since the beginning of the 2008 school year. In her time there, she touched a number of hearts and established herself as a great [...]

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Students Offer Dance WITH Grinding

Alexander Lee Editor-in-chief Ever since the grinding ban was put in place at WA, the majority of students have felt that the quality of the dances has steadily declined, and thus have been looking for alternative solutions to the issue. Over the last few months, people petitioned, wrote essays, and proposed formal rule changes, but little progress was ever made. [...]

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DECA Aspires Higher

By Abby Cianciolo Photograph Editor Westford Academy’s DECA club is reaching new heights this year, which is consistent with its motto: “Aspire Higher with DECA”. With approximately 230 members, the club is at it’s largest numbers in its history, and possibly in the state. In addition to their member growth, their yearly events are ready to be set into action. [...]

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What Grinds Our Gears: The Slow-Walkers, Space-Takers and Couples

By Ethan Walshe Managing Editor You know what really grinds my gears? When I’m trying to use my four minutes in between classes to get to my next class or quickly chat with a friend of mine, and all of my progress is halted, usually by one of, or a combination of, these three main offenders: the slow-walkers, the space-takers [...]

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AB comes back to beat WA in Thanksgiving classic

By Sameer Kini Sports Editor For Acton-Boxborough runningback Kyle Sweeney, this was a game to remember. Carrying for all three of AB’s touchdowns, Sweeney led the Colonials to 14 unanswered points in the second half to beat the Grey Ghosts in a down to the wire matchup. The game started looking like a defensive showdown, with AB deferring the opening [...]

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The Internet Apocalypse: SOPA
What would happen if this was commonplace on the Internet?

By Jocelyn Cote Staff writer Many government officials and Hollywood head honchos have been chasing after pirated media for as long as the Internet has been available to the public. Multiple House and Senate bills have been proposed (and have failed) over the years, but their newest effort, the Stop Online Piracy Act (abbreviated as SOPA), is by far the [...]

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A Christmas Classic Comes to WA
The Logo for the Production

By: Kyle Auger Sports Editor This Christmas season the theater department is creating their portrayal of the classic story with the same title: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This play stays true to the famous tale, with characters that everyone has become familiar with, and is a production the company is excited to make. An interesting note about the [...]

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WA Color Guard and Twirling

By Moonrose Cheng Staff Writer As the football teams leave the field, the crowd cheers. A large band with shiny, fancy instruments enter. Alongside the WA Marching Band comes a smaller group of eleven girls with large flags and sparkling batons. Who are they exactly? Some people call them the flag twirlers. But they have a much more specific name; [...]

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Westford to Make Up Lost Days During School Vacations

It’s official. Last night superintendent Bill Olsen declared that four days lost to the October snowstorm will be made up during our February and April vacations. These days will be the Tuesday and Wednesday of February break (2/21, 2/22) and the Tuesday and Wednesday of April break (4/17, 4,18).

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Nature Still Coping After the Storm
Deer eating shrub. Photo by Alan Fitch.

By Alivia Kilroy Staff writer The snowstorm before Halloween took Westford by surprise. The snowstorm resulted in a large amount of trees and limbs down all over Massachusetts. This storm was not so bad because it was early, but because of the overall change in temperature over the past few years. “The increasing temperatures have caused leaves to stay on [...]

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