Ever since six-year-old Isabel Doherty saw a player in a bright red jersey running to score a goal for the first time, she knew that she wanted to play on a soccer team. Now, after four years spent with the WA Girls' Soccer Team, Doherty has gained a family of like-minded individuals, and she looks to...

Jennifer Sabourin is the new speech assistant at Westford Academy. She grew up in Sterling, Massachusetts and took this job as a step before graduate school. Q: Where did you grow up? A: Sterling, Massachusetts. Q: What are your hobbies outside of school? A: I like to go hiking. Over the...

Senior Carly Davey has verbally committed to Bowdoin College in Maine to play basketball. "[Bowdoin] is an incredible college. [...] It's on the water in Maine and the basketball there is arguably the best Division III women's basketball in the country," Davey said. "They've been in the national championship...

While high school alumni speak fondly on their experiences, seldom do they plan to return as staff, much less to their own school. After graduating from WA in 2017 and earning a degree in Psychology from UMass Lowell, Danielle Mendonca has made her way back to WA as the new Athletic Administrative...

At eighteen years old, many students have no idea what their futures will look like, especially career-wise. Although they may have an idea of what they're interested in, many students can't fully predict where they will end up professionally. Westford Academy's new guidance counselor Samantha DeMagistris went...

Brian Day is very excited for his first year as the new computer technician at Westford Academy. Q: As a computer technician, what does your job entail? A: Supporting students with Chromebooks, with repairs, manning the loaner desk when students forget their Chromebooks, or if they have any problems...

Deep in the factories of the industrial revolution, workers toiled away on Singer sewing machines for long hours and uncertain pay. Nearly 200 years later, those same machines will be wielded by high school students, who will gain a deeper understanding of the possibilities of these machines and the...

From playwriting to directing and even to acting, Maggie Sulka has done it all. Towards the end of the 2021 school year, Westford Academy Artistic Director Michael Towers announced his temporary leave of absence. Many were worried about what would happen to the annual WATA plays and theatre classes Towers...

A band is a group of people that work in unison to achieve a similar musical goal, much like a team or club works on their goals.  A band can be electric to pump up crowds or soothing to calm your nerves.  On Friday, the marching band pumped up the crowd throughout the game and gave energy to the...

Although high school may seem like a brief period of time on the surface, much can be accomplished through hard work and dedication. Senior Arpit Rao is a prime example of this, as his diligence and passion for his education has earned him the title of Salutatorian for the Class of 2021. As he prepares...

After four years of hard work, late nights studying for exams, and hours spent dedicated to academia, senior Torsten Ullrich has earned the title of valedictorian for the graduating class of 2021. His passion, determination, and diligence for learning has won him the prestigious title of being the highest...

Students often study abroad for a number of different reasons—a chance to meet new people, further explore their interests in a way that U.S. schools may not allow them to, and gain a unique perspective. These are all factors that seniors Jeremy Limbert and Sacha Owen considered in deciding to further...