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The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

The student news site of Westford Academy

WA Ghostwriter

Testing in P.E

Testing in P.E

Jan 21, 2015

By John Devereaux WABC Liaison  For the past couple of years Westford Academy Physical Education class give out a small test on each activity that they offer through the class. Each test has it's own questions on the sport that the student participated in and some questions on the particular topic...

Click to read a summary of a school council meeting that discussed scheduling.

School council discusses solutions to hectic school day

Jan 21, 2015

By Tim DeLouchrey Sports Editor Last Thursday, January 15, a school council meeting was held to discuss solutions to the hectic nature of the school day. The group focused on the limited time between classes and potential alterations to the schedule to solve the problem. Principal Jim Antonelli,...

Click here to read about the plans WA has for implementing technology in the classroom.

Integrating the curriculum with technology

Jan 21, 2015

By Kai-Lou Yue News Editor Most students at WA enjoy the time they spend in class in the computer labs or with the laptop carts, but being able to use technology in the classroom is currently a fairly rare occurrence. However, that will change in the future, as administrators and the district...

70% of adults drive distracted at least once a month

How Westford is reducing car crashes at WA

Jan 21, 2015

By Alok Ganguly Managing Editor In the past few years, the number of accidents that have taken place at or near WA has increased heavily. While there are safety precautions at the beginning and the end of the school day with traffic coordination, there is still a large amount of traffic in the area,...

The flyers for the TBTC can be found throughout the halls and in classrooms.

Community gathers around Kehaias

Jan 12, 2015
Students and faculty alike have gathered around physical education instructor Meredith Kehaias in wake of the death of her husband, creating fund raisers to help aid Kehaias, including a "Throwback Teen Center."
Helen Fu gives her input during the discussion

Going back to the Origins

Jan 11, 2015

Elizabeth Gillis Staff Writer On Friday January 9, 2014, the Westford Board of of Health along with other co-sponsors hosted a film screening of Origins. Afterwards, they held a Q & A session with a panel of health nutritionists and WA graduates. At the end of the event one lucky winner...

Mr. Agraz

Saying farewell to Detective Agraz

Dec 19, 2014

By John Devereaux WABC Liaison School Resource Officer Justin Agraz, who has been at WA since the beginning of 2013, will be leaving as early as this January. His departure has been up in the air since the beginning of the school year. Agraz's departure is due to his promotion to Sergeant....

Malone visits a history classroom.

Secretary of Education visits WA

Dec 18, 2014
State Secretary of Education Matt Malone visited WA, and while he was impressed with the facility as a whole, offered some suggestions to improve the overall education in Westford.
Herren poses with the Project Purple group.

Chris Herren Visits WA

Dec 18, 2014
On December 16th, 2014, the founder of the Project Purple, Chris Herren himself, visited Westford Academy to talk about his experience with substance abuse and inspired the students of WA.