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All of the students tests were collected at the end of the examination to be sent in for scoring.

MCAS is underway

Mar 28, 2011

By Abby Cianciolo Staff Writer This year's MCAS testing has quickly approached Westford Academy students. Tenth grade students started off the testing by taking ELA sessions. The ELA long composition section of the test took place on Tuesday March 22nd. During March 23-24, the students took...

What the turf is expected to look like

The New Turf is Coming

Mar 24, 2011

By Kyle Auger Staff Writer All the rumors have been swirling, and the excitement has peaked, and it is true, the installation of an artificial turf field is highly likely. According to Athletic Director Daniel Twomey, a man-made green turf will replace the original natural grass on Alumni...

A closer look at senior internships

A closer look at senior internships

Mar 24, 2011

By Ryan Creegan Staff Writer This is the first of a three part series on senior internships. A few short years ago, junior job shadows were considered a strange and somewhat foreign concept here at Westford Academy. Now fully integrated into the school system, staff members are trying their hardest...

Behind the Scenes of the WA Blood Drive

Mar 23, 2011

By Asad Khimani Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 16, the annual March Red Cross blood drive took place. The drive was very successful and over one hundred people donated blood. The hard work put in by the Red Cross and the Westford Academy Youth Red Cross Club was what made the blood drive so...

Dancing with Death?

Mar 22, 2011

Matt Miller Staff Writer With the junior cotillion, prom and graduation on the horizon, many young couples are preparing for the pinnacle of high school. But in times of celebration, the temptations of alcohol and narcotics manage to find their way into the school. Some manage to avoid these temptations...

New Gym Assessments Have Students Surprised

Mar 14, 2011

By Jessica Walsh Staff Writer Westford Academy students were surprised this year when they came into their Physical Education class and discovered that there would be assessments at the end of each activity.  The majority of WA students are not accustomed to taking tests in P.E., so most were...

Oscars 2011

Mar 4, 2011

By Jenna Lee Staff Writer Sunday, February 27th was the biggest night for films that fought hard all year in box office battles: every actor, actress, and director had the potential to walk with the home with the trophy along with recognition from the Hollywood industry. Hosted by Anne Hathaway...

Black Box Theater comes out with another hit production

Jan 25, 2011

By Shambhavi Ranjan Staff Writer On January 6th, the Black Box Theater came out with the production of Signs of Life. The play is written by Deborah Brevoort and directed by Cristie Basinas. The cast consists of only two people, Abe and Sal, played by Daniel Regan and Sarah Vasilevsky. Signs of...

Julius Caesar Preview

Julius Caesar Preview

Jan 14, 2011

by Ethan Walshe Staff Writer This year, Westford Academy Theater Arts will be undertaking the production of William Shakespeare's Julius Caesar as their competition play. Director and theater arts teacher Michael Towers has made the executive decision to make several alterations to the play, for...

Pretty Little Liars

Top 10 shows to watch this season

Jan 11, 2011

By Shambhavi Ranjan Staff Writer The New Year 2011 has already come, and so has new TV shows. Television shows are something that every teenager watches when they have free time, or maybe even if they don’t have free time. There are so many series out there that some people don’t know...

Should this be the new all-inclusive holiday greeting?

Christmahannukwanzika?

Dec 23, 2010

by Anna Raboin Co Editor-in-Chief Political correctness is hotly debated all the time, especially during the holidays. News stories constantly report on faculty and students getting in trouble for saying the wrong thing to the wrong person. Is it wrong to say "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Kwanza"...

News that you NEED to know – November Review

Dec 6, 2010

Alexander Lee News Editor This is the 2nd issue of the “News that you NEED to know”, the November Review. This month, a lot of pleasant surprises occurred, and thus it is fitting for the November Review’s theme to be “the adventitious” (lucky). 1. New Pablo Picasso paintings: On November...