By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer The WA Animal Rights League is holding a holiday pet supply drive for local animal shelters from December 4th to January 7th. Donation boxes will be placed outside the library and in the bell lobby near the main entrance. Lists of the needed supplies will be placed...

Jared Joyce Staff Writer WIT, Westford Improv Trope, held their first show in the Black Box Theater room 109 on Friday, November 20. It is a relatively new organization for Westford Academy; this is its fifth season running.The troupe was first directed by Emily Gosslin in the 2005-2006 school year....

Maria Hodgins Staff Writer Last Friday, November 20, the school auditorium was packed with students, their families, and a few teachers for the annual Westford Academy Idol competition. This talent show was both impressive and entertaining. Some performers provoked laughter from the audience,...

Devon Lindsey Staff Writer Westford Academy Theatre Arts performed the hit musical “Chicago” the past two weekends. The play, directed by Larry Sousa, opened on November 6th, and was also performed on the 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, and 14th. The cast was a little different from night to night;...

Maria Hodgins Staff Writer Almost four hundred students were polled to find Westford Academy’s favorite male and female teachers. After hours of tallying, the results came in: Russ Coward and Janet Keirstead won. Janet Keirstead is an English teacher at WA. As the interview progressed, it became...

Stefanie Doucette staff writer This year, Westford Academy administration made the controversial ban of all student made signs during the pep rally on October 23. video after jump. The signs have always been a tradition of Westford Academy pep rallies. They boost inter-class competition...

By Devon Lindsey Staff Writer In previous years, the cell phone policy allowed students to retrieve their confiscated phones at the end of the day. Now however, parents must pick up the student’s phone from the office for them. The policy was decided on by the school’s handbook committee,...

By Robert Gilman Staff Writer The thought on the mind a Westford Academy student every weekday around 10:25 AM is, “What’s for lunch?” I went to the Westford Academy kitchen to have a look at how the lunch is made. I came to the kitchen early, as food production starts before the first...

By: Ishita Agrawal Staff Writer This Summer, in July, Kyle Macdonald and Jeffery Kucaj, English teachers here at WA, will be getting married. Both Macdonald and Kucaj are very excited about their upcoming marriage. Video interview appears after the jump. The wedding ceremony will...

By Allie Brody and Danielle Victory Staff Writers Located inside room 125 is a selection of miscellaneous articles of clothing; the new Best Buddies Clothing Outlet. According to Librarian Elaine Pietras, this clothing exchange was created as a fundraiser for Best Buddies that was based on something...

By Barbara Morrison Editor-in-Cheif The NEASC four-day visit officially ended this Wednesday after the chair of the committee, Joe Maruszczak delivered their initial evaluation of Westford Academy. Overall, Vice Principal Adam Goldberg said that the evaluation was overwhelmingly positive. “They...

By Danielle Victory and Allie Brody Staff Writers With Spirit Week rapidly approaching, Mr. Wysokowski is putting finishing touches on the plans. As a teacher at Westford Academy for the past three years, Mr. Wysokowski is involved with unicycle club as well as his new positions as student...