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A WA student handing off a baton to another in the 4 by 4 relay

WA needs donations for track renovations

Mahi Kandage, Sports Editor Feb 16, 2018

Westford Academy’s football field and track are the center for big football games, track events, and other high school milestones. To improve the usability of the track area, WA has started a GoFundMe to renovate and update the football field and track. The improved track will create a safer environment...

Students work on PSA amidst racial issues

Students work on PSA amidst racial issues

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 14, 2018

Recently, WA has seen an increase in racial tension, which prompted administration to meet with the Anti-Defamation League to help solve the problem. As a result, administration has began to come up with solutions to fix the issue among students. One step that is being taken is a PSA that recently...

Dolan breaks two school running records

Dolan breaks two school running records

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor-in-Chief Feb 9, 2018

Star senior runner Jason Dolan has had a very memorable final year at Westford Academy, first committing to Bryant College to run and potentially study business. With the winter sports season beginning to come to a close, Dolan has reached a few milestones that will help him leave his mark on WA running...

Terry Ryan (Front) with supporters holding signs before the forum.

Terry Ryan continues campaign at candidates forum

Oliver Davey, Staff Writer Feb 8, 2018

Nervous energy filled the 2nd floor of the Portuguese-American Club in Hudson, Massachusetts as 13 candidates vying to be a member of the U.S. House of Representatives gave their introductory statements. Terry Ryan, one of these candidates, broke through the nervous energy with a intro that got everyone...

Mandarin Club welcomes 2018

Mandarin Club welcomes 2018

Alisha Sabnis, Advertisment / Print Manager Jan 21, 2018

As we settle into 2018, the Lunar Calendar is just starting to welcome the new year. Mandarin Club at WA is hosting its New Year's event in February. This is the second year in a row that the Mandarin Club is having a celebratory event for Chinese New Year. The event will be held on Saturday, February...

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Administration meets with ADL amid racial tensions

Mehul Shrivastava, Features Editor Jan 19, 2018

On December 14, The Anti-Defamation League came in to conference with the administration at WA. It was a full work day of training requested by Jenny Kravitz, the science curriculum coordinator and the head of the Diversity and Inclusion Team, which has worked a year and a half to make this training...

WA plans upcoming events to prevent discrimination

WA plans upcoming events to prevent discrimination

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jan 18, 2018

Due to recent racial issues within the school, WA administration recently met with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) to discuss how these issues can be solved. According to Principal Jim Antonelli, administration learned about different hypothetical racial scenarios and how the school would respond to...

Survey sent out by. WA student is inappropriate

Survey scam sent by WA student

Mahi Kandage, Sports Editor Jan 17, 2018

In September of the school year, a false survey was sent out to between 20-40 girls at WA. The survey used the name of an official company, and was designed to look as though it had been sent from the WA Health Department. A student recently reported the survey to Officer Geoffrey Pavao, who led an...

Exams are approaching at WA

Adjusted Midterm Schedule announced by admin

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jan 10, 2018

Following two snow days on January 4th and 5th, the administration of Westford Academy met on Monday to decide what to do as it pertains to the midterm schedule considering the missed class time. After a bit of delay, the schedule was announced as follows: Midterms will begin on Friday, January 19th,...

Survey scam targets WA girls

Mahi Kandage, Sports Editor Dec 21, 2017

In the past week, an issue surrounding a fake health survey was brought up to administration by one of the students who received the email. The official-looking survey used the name of a reputable company: Amplitude Research, Boca Raton, FL. It also falsely showed that it was issued through the WA Health...

Photo courtesy of Westford Community Rowing.

Crew team reinvented after budget deficit discovered

Varshini Ramanathan, Co-Managing Editor Dec 11, 2017

After discovering a projected $70,000 deficit for the Westford Community Rowing program, home of the local crew team, Westford town officials made the decision to lay off two full-time crew coaches and shift the adult crew programs to the nonprofit Friends of Westford Community Rowing. WA has made preliminary...