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A piano set up before the talent show.

WA proves that they do indeed have talent

Griffin Parker, Staff Writer Mar 27, 2019

Friday night, over 200 people packed into the Performing Arts Center at Westford Academy for WA's Got Talent. The talent show, run by the junior class of 2020, had 14 acts, from BollyHop dance to original songs, to covers of popular artists, to color guard routines. Over the 14 acts, a total of 39 people...

Juniors Alexa Klamka and Shreya Bose play the flute during Gabriel's Oboe.

WA musicians shine at Listening Lunch

Varshini Ramanathan, Editor-in-Chief Mar 21, 2019

On Friday, March 15, students in the band and orchestra at WA came together for a Listening Lunch that spanned all four lunch blocks and had five pieces. Listening Lunches are normally filled with small groups of performers or soloists, and so the combination of band and orchestra for a much larger-scale...

Delicious cookies that were homemade for the people to enjoy

All you can eat Chocolate Festival

Hannah Thomas, Staff Writer Feb 14, 2019

On Saturday, February 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Marks Church was the 27th annual Chocolate Festival. This was where people could eat as many chocolates as they wanted. There were many varieties of chocolates available for the guests to try and enjoy while raffles tickets being sold and the prizes,...

Multiple baskets with food, games, and other prizes were raffled off.

Empty Bowls get filled at NHS Food Pantry Fundraiser

Griffin Parker, Staff Writer Feb 5, 2019

The Tadmuck Chapter of the National Honor Society held an Empty Bowls fundraiser Saturday night in the WA cafeteria. Students made ceramic bowls and guests each got to take a bowl home. The soup was served, and multiple students presented about their volunteering in the community.

Members of the Chinese Folk Art Workshop start their performance with traditional drums.

2019 Lunar Festival welcomes the Chinese New Year

Keertana Gangireddy, Staff Writer Feb 5, 2019

  On Saturday, February 5th, the Asian Culture Club hosted its third annual Lunar Festival to celebrate the coming of the year of the pig. Along with a dinner hosted from the Bamboo of Westford and opportunities to win prizes from a raffle, there were several performances from both Westford...

Senior Captain Kayleigh Butler takes a shot on net.

Photos: Girls’ hockey ties Concord Carlisle

Aliviah MacCormack, Staff Writer Jan 24, 2019

The Westford Academy Girls' Varsity Hockey Team played a great game against Concord Carlisle on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The score was 1-1 after a well played game. Their next game is versus Boston Latin on January 12, 2019.