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[Photo] Wrestling makes it to States

Alisha Sabnis, Advertising Manager
Feb 17, 2017

WA Junior Luke Donovan holds his opponent down for the win.

[Video] Challenge Success takes root at WA

Mehul Shrivastava, News Editor
Feb 17, 2017

As course selections begin at Westford Academy, the question of balancing student stress with academic success rises once again. But this year, administration is working with Stanford University to make...

Student suspended indefinitely after violent threat

Anthony Cammalleri, Managing Editor
Feb 4, 2017

On the morning of January 31st, a WA sophomore was taken in by administration after posting a three-student "hit list" on Facebook the night before. The incident was brought to the attention by one...

WA Girls’ defeat AB at Fenway

Anthony Cammalleri, Managing Editor
Jan 10, 2017

The WA Girls' Varsity Hockey team beat Acton-Boxborough 3-2 yesterday, Monday, January 9th, during their Frozen Fenway game. The victory triggered an electric excitement among students and faculty...

[Photo] Ellis prepares to move on to Merrimack

Jan 12, 2017

Senior Colleen Ellis skates off with the puck, resisting AB defense.

WA THP Project Purple Initiative Club ranks second in nationwide Video Contest

Anthony Cammalleri, Managing Editor
Jan 6, 2017

On Monday, January 2nd, it was announced that WA's The Herren Project's (THP) Project Purple Initiatuve club ranked second place in the organization's 2017 THP Project Purple Initiative Video Contest...

Jung headed to Purdue

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor
Dec 16, 2016

With advanced high school sports, there usually comes an expectation that athletes will, undoubtedly, seek a professional career in his or her sport later on in life. Indeed, whether it is football, soccer,...

WA Varsity Football wins Thanksgiving Day game 30-28

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor
Nov 26, 2016

The Grey Ghost Varsity football team beat the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School Colonials 30-28 November 24th, on their Thanksgiving Day game. In freezing cold temperatures, players and...

Jack Wood’s “Born to Wander” has been resurrected

Anthony Cammalleri, Feature Editor
Nov 4, 2016

The progression of a musician's fame is a romantic notion, one that can inspire a young band to go on playing shows in small urban venues until a minuscule level of success creeps its way in, disguising...

WA takes on democracy with mock election

Anthony Cammalleri, Feature Editor
Nov 4, 2016

720 WA students and faculty members voted in a mock election on November third, in order to determine the majority's opinion on both state and federal issues. With a ballot similar to that of the actual...

WA Spirit Rally: low temperatures, high spirits

Anthony Cammalleri, Feature Editor
Oct 29, 2016

Nearly the entire WA student body gathered on the soccer field today, Friday the 28th, during the last two blocks of the day, to cheer their classes on during the 2016 WA Spirit Rally. Despite the 43-degree...

Massachusetts: yes weed can

Anthony Cammalleri, Feature Editor
Oct 20, 2016

On November 8th, Massachusetts voters will exercise their democratic rights, making decisions which will outline the direction of The United States, and the state of Massachusetts. One of these decisions...

WA Varsity Football defeats Dracut 21-18 in season opener

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor
Sep 10, 2016

Yesterday, September 9th, WA Varsity Football beat Dracut High School 21-18 in the first game of the season, starting the Grey Ghosts off on a strong note this fall. WA fans, although leaving in good...

Girls’ Varsity Soccer starts season with a 3-0 victory

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor
Sep 9, 2016

Today, at 6:00 pm, WA Girls' Varsity soccer won their season opener against Wayland High School, sparking an intoxicating and uncontained excitement unparallel to any standard post-game cheer. Thirty...

Photos: Girls’ Varsity field hockey opener

Anthony Cammalleri, Features Editor
Sep 7, 2016

In the season opener, WA Girls' Varsity Field Hockey beat the Weston Wildcats 2-1 today, starting the season off on a bright note for the Grey Ghosts. Although tied for the first half of the game,...

[Photo] Coward reflects on historic season

Jun 15, 2016

WA Boy's Varsity team accepts and poses with their newly won North Division Championship trophy.

WA Boys’ Varsity Volleyball wins North Championship tournament

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Jun 8, 2016

WA Boys’ Varsity Volleyball beat the Chelmsford High Lions last night, Friday, June 7th in the Division One North Championship Tournament match at Tewksbury Memorial High School after the fourth game....

Lawlor to open for McGraw at CMA’s

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Jun 3, 2016

On June 9th, WA senior, singer-songwriter Caroline Lawlor will be performing as an opening artist for the 2016 Country Music Association Awards on the Tim McGraw stage, a performance which will be displayed...

Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios shocks East Boston

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Jun 1, 2016

In a large tent stationed on the outskirts of Suffolk Downs, East Boston, one might stand patiently, some complimentary popcorn in one hand, and anticipate what would appear at that moment to be a quintessential...

One to World policy petitioned by student body

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Mar 20, 2016

On Friday, March 5th, senior Michael Colavita sent a petition signed by 533 Westford Academy students to members of the Westford Public School Committee protesting their recent unanimous vote to move the...

Girls’ Basketball falls to Wachusett 45-38

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Mar 7, 2016

The Westford Academy Girls Varsity basketball team lost to Wachusett 45-38 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute on Sunday March 6th, removing the Grey Ghosts from district playoffs, and ending their season....

Introducing Jesse Daniel Smith

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Mar 7, 2016

It had been around a year since the first time I heard the opening line of A World We Never Asked to Join by Jesse Daniel Smith. Around 2:00 AM on a Thursday night, I took a break from the assignment that...

An Idiot’s Guide to The 2016 Elections

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Mar 1, 2016

As we undergo the presidential primary elections state-by-state, politics have saturated the mainstream media. Over the last few months, it has become commonplace to hear discussions of the upcoming presidential...

WA Boys’ Varsity Basketball loses to Acton-Boxborough

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Feb 12, 2016

The Westford Academy Boys’ Varsity Basketball team lost to the Acton-Boxborough Colonials 62-51 Friday, February 11th at Acton-Boxborough High School. This defeat acts as a buffer, but not a complete...

WA’s Gambling Culture

Anthony Cammalleri and Patrick Coffey
Jan 24, 2016

In the year of 2016, many of us associate gambling with irresponsibility, addiction, stupidity, and in some cases, even crime. With the imagery of 1920’s men crowded in a basement getting drunk and smoking...

Boston Calling releases lineup for May concert

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Jan 15, 2016

On Thursday, January 14th, the lineup for three-day outdoor music festival Boston Calling was announced. The Bostonian counter-culture paradise will start May 27th, continuing until May 29th and will take...

Cage the Elephant releases Tell Me I’m Pretty

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Dec 20, 2015

Around the break of midnight, I sat in a small, poorly ventilated room with my feet positioned laxly over my desk, and my arms dangling lifelessly down from the faux leather swivel chair I was slouched...

Varsity Basketball beats Wayland 75-43

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Dec 19, 2015

The Westford Academy varsity basketball team won 75-43 against the Wayland Warriors Friday, December 18 in their second game of the season. This is a hopeful turning point for WA after their eleven...

Krampus serves as 2015’s worst film yet

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Dec 12, 2015

On December 6th, two days after the release of Michael Dougherty’s Christmas-themed horror film Krampus, the movie theater was overcome with hysterical laughter at the hilarity of a terrible movie. Krampus...

Behind the Scenes at WA’s Young Frankenstein

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer
Nov 21, 2015

As members of the Westford community attend the Westford Academy Theater Arts production of Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein, the work of WA's finest student actors, musicians, artists, and crew members...

[Photo] WATA experiences stage fright

Jan 28, 2016

Members of WATA about to go on stage before their production of Young Frankenstein.