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New trial schedule proposed by Antonelli

New trial schedule proposed by Antonelli

Ben Walker and Andrew Friel Dec 16, 2015

Update: Antonelli has released a trial schedule for a trial process due to occur in February/March 2016 After a new schedule proposal from Principal James Antonelli at Monday’s faculty meeting, there are now serious talks of implementing a new schedule at WA to alleviate the stress of students...

Simran Seghal (junior) representing Baking Club at the Bazaar.

Holiday bazaar starts season off with joy

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Dec 8, 2015

The first sight one may notice when walking into the bell lobby is the music from a variety of instruments filling the air with light, joyful Christmas music, while the crowd bustles around from one stand to the next. Per Westford Tradition, the Holiday Bazaar runs on the first Saturday of December...

Reichheld Ting hosts movie event

Reichheld Ting hosts movie event

Kayla Chavier, Features Editor Dec 8, 2015

This Christmas Eve, Santa is not the only one showing appreciation to the nice kids. Reichheld Ting Orthodontics is hosting their annual movie party for prospective and current patients and their families. The movie event began over twenty years ago by one of the doctors at the practice. "Dr....

The teen center will help raise money for Matt Roberge, who is currently battling leukemia.

HOSA honors Matt Roberge with blood drive

Alisha Sabnis, Staff Writer Dec 7, 2015

Every year at WA, HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America), organizes 1-2 blood drives, which is regarded by the Red Cross as an excellent collection program. The first drive of the year will take place on December 8th, and HOSA dedicated the event to sophomore, Matt Roberge, who was diagnosed with...

Students take a test in class.

MCAS 2.0 slated for 2017 implementation

Kai-Lou Yue, Editor-In-Chief Nov 30, 2015

Last school year, students in grades three through eight took the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test in place of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS). This was supposed to prepare students for the likely permanent implementation of PARCC in...

Members of WATA about to go on stage before their production of Young Frankenstein.

Behind the Scenes at WA’s Young Frankenstein

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer Nov 21, 2015

As members of the Westford community attend the Westford Academy Theater Arts production of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, the work of WA's finest student actors, musicians, artists, and crew members is being exposed to large crowds every night. What is not exposed, however, is what the Young Frankenstein...

Katherine Long's drawing for the Westford Academy Calendar of 2016.

Westford Academy reveals 2016 art calendar

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Nov 16, 2015

After hours spent perfecting their black-and-white pencil drawings, all the students of full-year art classes, such as Advanced Art Honors, were given the chance to create a drawing for the Westford Academy Calendar of 2016. There are 105 intricate drawings displayed in the flag lobby, and out of those,...

The WATA poster promoting the upcoming play.

Young Frankenstein hits the stage Friday

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Nov 11, 2015

WATA's production of the musical "Young Frankenstein" begins this Friday, November 13th at 7:30 pm. The show, adopted from the Mel Brooks book and music, is being directed by Dr. Luke Jorgensen with student assistant director Catherine Crimmins, choreographed by Larry Sousa with student assistant...

One to One will give students more access to technology both in and out of a school environment.

One to one preparations begin

Ellie Smith, Editor-in-Chief Nov 3, 2015

An increased presence of technology at Westford Academy and at schools across the country has caused a movement to go one to one with technology. With this system, every student as well as every teacher is given a laptop that they can use both in and out of school. The digital learning staff of Westford...

Mrs. Schultz in her new office on the second floor of Stony Brook.

Stony Brook removes computer labs

Brendon Wong, Staff Writer Nov 2, 2015

With all the technology upgrades in America, Stony Brook Middle School is hopping on the train of innovation too. This year, Stony Brook Middle School has made changes to the technology curriculum. Originally, Stony Brook used to have three full computer labs. Each of the three computer labs had approximately...