It started like any other day. I woke up, ate breakfast, and then went about my day feeling completely fine. Later that evening, I mentioned to my mom that I wasn’t feeling too well and decided to go to bed early, hoping that all I needed was a good night’s rest. Little did I know that the next day...

Twenty years ago, the world-renowned, Tony winning musical RENT, created by Jonathan Larson, hit broadway. Since then, the musical has been made into a movie, starring Idina Menzel and the rest of the original cast that performed it on broadway. A live version of the show also aired last year on TV. RENT is...

Glossier: the paragon of the average high school girl. On Wednesday, August 7, 2019, Glossier, a cult-favorite for skincare and makeup, opened a pop-up shop in the Seaport District. With the opening came the arrival of minimalistic, cosmetics-loving people, traveling to Boston for the bright pink...

Just over a month ago, on February 26th, WA junior, Medha Palnati, stood on the step of Boston Common to speak at the Emergency Rally to Stand for Democracy. The rally was put together by a woman named Olivia Rose to speak out in response to all the allegations against former National Security Advisor...

Recently, I had the chance to view Patriots Day at the Boston AMC. Although the film isn't supposed to hit theaters nationally until January 13th, it is now showing in Boston and other limited theaters. This movie has an all-star cast, with Mark Wahlberg playing fictional character Officer Tommy...

It’s not uncommon for guests at Westford Academy to be met with the sounds of students practicing their guitar chords in the nooks and crannies of the halls, the rousing beats of the band tuning up, or the sweeping voices of violins preparing to play. Each and every day, students with a passion for...

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 circus performance.  There are, after all, host entertainers outside: women on long stilts...

By Craig Brinkerhoff Staff Writer This past weekend, Westford Academy's DECA program traveled to the Marriot Copley Hotel in Boston for the 54th Mass-DECA Career Development Conference. Serving as a qualifier for the International Career Development Conference in April, 27 WA students successively qualified...

By Jenny Watts Staff Writer Twenty-one students from the city of Zaragoza, Spain arrived at WA on Friday, October 5, 2012, and are to stay through the end of this week. Each Spaniard had been paired with a WA Spanish student, who they will live with for the duration of the exchange. Host students,...