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Kate Coffey on her horse, Edelman.

Kate Coffey rides to College of Charleston

John Vassiliou, Staff Writer May 31, 2018

Senior Kate Coffey is setting off for the College of Charleston, where she will become a member of the school's equestrian team. She has been horseback riding for over fourteen years, since she was four years old, and is looking forward to continuing her favorite sport. "[It’s] really cool to be...

Senior Alex Mondro, has his game face as he pitches to the other team.

Mondro commits to WPI

Oliver Davey, Staff Writer May 29, 2018

The spring is an emotional time for seniors on WA Varsity Baseball. As the season comes to a close, many are faced with the reality that they will never play competitive baseball on a team again. This, however, is not the case for WA pitcher and Worcester Polytechnic Institute Baseball commit Alex...

CTCL is visiting WA

CTCL is visiting WA

Tony Yacavone, Staff Writer Mar 7, 2018

WA is being visited by an organization known as CTCL (Colleges That Change Lives). It is a non-profit organization that helps students find the right college for them. CTCL will give a presentation on Saturday, March 17 at 10 AM. If you are a student interested in going to the presentation, you can...

Mullen runs to Connecticut College

Mullen runs to Connecticut College

Alisha Sabnis, Advertisment / Print Manager Jan 21, 2018

As the college application season comes to an end, college acceptance letters are making their ways to WA. Many seniors are still unsure where they want to go to for college next year, let alone what they want to major in, but senior Adam Mullen has officially committed to Connecticut College for running. Mullen...

Junior Elizabeth Arnold follows through on a free throw

Arnold headed to Hamilton

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Dec 6, 2017

After four years playing varsity basketball for WA, senior captain Elizabeth Arnold has decided that she will continue her academic and athletic career at Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York. According to Arnold, since it is a Division III program, the process of finding a school to play...

Graham-Brown decides on Scotland

Graham-Brown decides on Scotland

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief Jun 7, 2017

After they graduate, most WA seniors find themselves headed off to college, getting a job, joining the military, or taking a gap year. Those who do go off to college usually go to a school within the U.S.. However, some find themselves going to school halfway around the world. Senior Hannah Graham-Brown,...

Junior, Connor Degenhardt

Degenhardt commits to Holy Cross for 2017

Alisha Sabnis, Staff Writer May 27, 2016

Starting as a six year old throwing a football with his dad, junior Connor Degenhardt is on his way to Holy Cross in the fall of 2017 as he commits to playing football there during his college career. “I’ve always loved the game, I’ve always been passionate about it and spent my whole life trying...

Coffey will play basketball at Colby Sawyer next year.

Coffey to play basketball at Colby-Sawyer

Ben Walker, Sports Editor May 26, 2016

For many high school athletes, playing a sport in college is a dream that may seem difficult to reach. However, for senior Pat Coffey, this dream has come true. Next fall, Coffey will be playing division three basketball at Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire. According to Coffey, college basketball...

The society's impact on college admissions

The society’s impact on college admissions

Mar 20, 2014
For particularly high-achieving students, National Honor Society is another honor to add to their college applications and resume. But the question that many teachers, students, and college admissions counselors wonder is how much does NHS membership positively affect an application.
Karatkewicz meeting with senior Rachel Madhur

How students are educated about student loans

Jan 25, 2014

This is a part in a series of articles covering the issue of student loans. In this piece, the Ghostwriter investigated how information about student loans is distributed to students. For more articles, see Student Loans: An Investigative Report By Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief Student loans have...