The bleachers are full of friends and family from multiple towns. Cheerleaders in full uniform hold young cheerleaders in their arms, as they playfully converse with each other. The air is full of laughter and excitement as the crowd waits for the performances to begin. Westford Academy Varsity Cheer...

Junior Reicela Petravica is the only Latvian exchange student here at WA, and will be spending an entire year here. Petravica transferred in partnership with the AFS intercultural program, a program used to send students abroad, and chose to apply to the US. "I chose the States because I wanted to...

Olivia Caron Staff Writer   Westford Academy varsity cheer competed at states this weekend November 23rd, 2014. They won second place at Lowell High School and plan on moving on to nationals. All photos were taken by Ciara Barstow.