Aarshia Bhattacharyya

The weight of the divide: spend time with your grandparents

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Nov 26, 2025

“My grandparents live in a different country, so usually once a week, or on special occasions, we FaceTime or text them. That’s usually our mode of communication,” senior Viktoria Kariuki said. ...

More than dirt and worms: WA’s newest composting endeavour

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Oct 30, 2025

Buzzing flies, rotting banana peels, and soggy coffee grounds are not your typical high schooler's cup of tea (you can compost tea leaves, by the way). The smell alone deters many from having anything...

Photos: WA Girls’ Volleyball crushes Lowell 3-0

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Sep 26, 2025

WA Girls' Volleyball crushed Lowell High School 3-0 at their home game on Sept. 24. The Ghosts kept a strong lead throughout the game, pulling ahead quickly in each set. Lowell presented a strong front,...

Class of 2029 elects first student government

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Sep 26, 2025

Westford Academy's freshman class of 2029 elected their first student government representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The four class officers are president Aarav Engineer, vice president Mia Weber,...

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ reminds listeners to charge their phone

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Sep 3, 2025

Amidst controversies and pearl-clutching from the internet, Sabrina Carpenter's highly anticipated album Man's Best Friend has finally arrived. The singer-songwriter's seventh studio album sparked many...

Soundbytes: how WA feels about the omission of teacher names from draft schedules

Aarshia Bhattacharyya and Sara Metivier
Jun 12, 2025

WA is set to release students' draft schedules on Thursday, June 12. Students will be dismissed to their advisories at 1:45 p.m. and will be given their schedules by their advisory teachers. This year,...

Girls’ Tennis serves up a 5-0 victory in first playoff match against Framingham

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
Jun 3, 2025

Westford Academy Girls' Tennis defeated Framingham High School 5-0 on Sunday, June 1 at Colonel John Robinson School. The match, which was the first playoff game of the season, came after the team achieved...

DeLong plans to retire after 23 years of being an integral part of WA

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
May 16, 2025

Geometry. Trigonometry and Precalculus. Calculus. Math teacher David DeLong has taught it all. In the process, DeLong has turned what is many students' most dreaded subject into a class to look forward...

Gorham prepares to retire from teaching after thirteen historic years

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, Co-Managing Editor
May 5, 2025

History teacher Christopher C. Gorham's love for history has been present since he was a young boy. Mesmerized by his World War II veteran grandfather's library and cigar box of medals, photographs, and...

A cup from ROUTES Roasters will warm both your hands and your heart

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Mar 18, 2025

Light roast, French vanilla, hazelnut—these are just a few of the options customers at ROUTES Roasters are offered. The familiar comfort of coffee is something that many people crave especially in the...

Dean Welch organizes Neurodiversity Celebration Week to promote inclusivity

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Mar 18, 2025

Westford Academy is holding a Neurodiversity Celebration Week from Monday, Mar. 17 to Friday, Mar. 21. Each day has a specific theme for students to dress up in order to elevate uniqueness and variety...

Dessert is served with Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short n’ Sweet (Deluxe)’

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Mar 14, 2025

For singer-songwriter Sabrina Carpenter, 2024 was a life-changing year. Skyrocketed into international fame and recognition after the success of her hit single, Espresso, Carpenter has continued to drop...

Best Buddies takes the floor as host of annual dance party

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Feb 27, 2025

For some, WA's Best Buddies club is the ideal way to connect with others and to make friends. For others, it is their way of assisting people and giving back to the community. Regardless of why one joins...

Soundbytes: should MCAS be a graduation requirement?

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Feb 13, 2025

The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) was designed as a standard of education in Massachusetts when it was created in 1993. However, on Nov. 6, 2024, Massachusetts voters removed MCAS...

Upholding the standard: MCAS should still be a graduation requirement at WA

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Feb 3, 2025

Westford Academy is currently ranked 19th in education out of Massachusetts's 405 public high schools. Our town is renowned for its education system, all the way from kindergarten through high school....

Nguyen prowls onto the stage as a cymbalist for the Lion Star Boys

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Jan 19, 2025

Despite Westford Academy's relatively diverse student body and several cultural clubs like the South Asian Student Association (SASA) and the Asian Culture Club (ACC), it can be hard for second-generation...

A government of the people, for the people, by the people: 16 year olds should be allowed to vote

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Oct 4, 2024

A Westford sign supporting the Harris-Walz campaign.

Burns scores a commit to Saint Anselm College

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Dec 20, 2024

For the past 11 years, lacrosse has been a part of senior Nick Burns's life. Although his earliest experiences with the sport are a blur, Burns remembers the sheer enjoyment and thrill of the game, as...

WA Boys’ Basketball beats Tewksbury in scrimmage as they prepare for new season

Aarshia Bhattacharyya, News Editor
Dec 11, 2024

Westford Academy Boys' Basketball beat Tewksbury Memorial High School in a six-period long scrimmage on Tuesday, Dec. 10 by winning three periods, tying one, and losing two. As the match was a scrimmage...

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