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Science teacher Alexandra Wilson teaches a biology class with students streaming in from home facing the whiteboard.

WA teachers share experiences with hybrid model

Pravar Mukkala, Staff writer Feb 9, 2021

Now that half of the school year is over, opening a Google Meet call while conversing with students in the classroom isn't something new to teachers. Teachers can now make sure that remote and in-person students are engaged and understand the material planned for the day. This school year (2020-21)...

Director Gill Limbert watching a scene.

Behind the Scenes of the Gingerbread Lady

Conor Bellone, Staff Writer Mar 24, 2017

With WATA's latest play The Gingerbread Lady fresh out of the oven, the Ghostwriter went behind the scenes to see how the stage was set. The story revolves around Evelyn "Evy" Meara (played by Sami Killian), a recovering alcoholic trying to get her life back together with her two friends Jimmy...

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

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 is being exposed to large crowds every night. What is not exposed, however, is what the Young Frankenstein...

Video: Graduation uncovered

Jun 15, 2013

By Abby Cianciolo Photography Editor Graduation is a spectacle for family, friends and graduates to celebrate all the hard work seniors have accomplished. However, setting up and putting on a graduation requires another level of dedication throughout the year. From ordering chairs to ordering diplomas,...

Behind the Scenes: WABC

Mar 30, 2011

By Laura Holguin Staff Writer There is a very calm and prepared aura in the studio. With the lights dimmed and cameras ready, the announcements are ready to begin. Anchors are ready to read off the teleprompter while Miller works with the cameras, in the mean time Pietras is in the back of the...

Behind the Scenes of the WA Blood Drive

Mar 23, 2011

By Asad Khimani Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 16, the annual March Red Cross blood drive took place. The drive was very successful and over one hundred people donated blood. The hard work put in by the Red Cross and the Westford Academy Youth Red Cross Club was what made the blood drive so...