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School rubrics still need improvement

Jan 26, 2010

By Patrick Martell Staff Writer When Westford Academy was preparing for the NEASC visit this fall they had a lot to do. One of the many things, was to develop a set of rubrics, which were to be used school wide. These rubrics would provide a more consistent grading system for teachers and...

Forensics class in full force

Jan 20, 2010

Sami Joubert Staff Writer Have you ever been surprised to see your teacher being questioned by a random group of students who came to the door while you were sitting in science class? Well, this is just one of the many things that students of the forensics class at Westford Academy get to do in order...

Rec basketball dedicated player

Jan 20, 2010

By Kate Spinosa Staff Writer Rec Basketball is an extremely popular winter sport. In town tons of kids sign up each year to play. The rules and regulations of rec basketball are the same as any other game of basketball. At www.westfordhoops.com they have a chart of recent game results for each...

Cafe Night: What’s to come?

Jan 20, 2010

By Radhika Akhil Staff Writer Cafe Night, one of last year's biggest hits, is rapidly approaching. English teachers and co-coordinators, Jeffrey Kucaj and Jessica Lang, are working together with students to put the finishing touches on this upcoming event. Most people have not heard of Cafe...

Chamber Music Breaks the Competition Trend

Jan 19, 2010

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer For this year's competition play, Westford Academy Theatre Arts will be performing absurdist playwright Arthur Kopit’s Chamber Music. The single act play set in the 1930's tells the story of eight women in a mental institution, who believe they are famous women from...

WA’s Disney tradition continues

Jan 15, 2010

By Kendall McElroy Staff Writer The Disney trip is a Westford Academy tradition that has been going on for more than a decade. Underclassmen anticipate it, while seniors count down to it. After last year's trip, people began claiming that the trip would no longer continue for future classes....

Texting to help Haiti

Jan 14, 2010

Maria Hodgins Staff Writer You’ve seen the headlines and you’ve heard about it on the radio: An earthquake devastates Haiti, killing thousands, destroying buildings, and causing panic. So the question is, what can Westford Academy do to help? The fastest, most accessible way to help is to...

2009: Year in Review

Jan 13, 2010

By: Aishwarya Vishwanath and Radhika Akhil Staff Writers 2009 was an eventful year, from President Obama's inauguration, to Michael Jackson's death, to Avatar's release. We at Ghostwriter are summing up the year in three top events, however the events that we include in our Top 3 of 2009 are those...

WA’s 2009 Diversity Assembly a Success

Jan 3, 2010

By Devon Lindsey and Robert Gilman Staff Writers During December 15th‘s advisory block, the freshmen and sophomore classes attended a Diversity Assembly. Various WA student speakers represented not only the different racial, ethnic, and religious groups, but also the disabled and lesbian students...

Ghosts Dog the Wolf Pack

Dec 23, 2009

By Danielle Victory Staff Writer Week three of basketball was strong for the Varsity Girls Team. The Ghosts defeated the Boston Latin Wolf Pack 56-25 on Tuesday night. The win of both the freshman and Junior Varsity teams before them encouraged the varsity to acheive victory. The Grey Ghosts quickly...

Has censorship been taken too far?

Dec 10, 2009

By Chris Segien Staff Writer When the sports announcements suddenly ended on Friday, November 13, many at WA thought that it was part of the joke that Seniors Cam Close and Jon Schiavone were pulling as part of their segment . But the truth was, their skit was censored and cut out. Sports anchors...

Bazaar: The Academy Marketplace

Dec 6, 2009

Click here for a video of the Bazaar By: Radhika Akhil Staff Writer It was impossible to make a decision about what to buy during the 39th annual Westford Academy Holiday Bazaar on Saturday December 4, 2009, run by the Westford Academy Student Council. There were 250 vendors, 30 of which...