Buzzing flies, rotting banana peels, and soggy coffee grounds are not your typical high schooler's cup of tea (you can compost tea leaves, by the way). The smell alone deters many from having anything to do with composting, despite its well-proven benefits. Within institutions like schools, composting...

The Environmental Club at Westford Academy held a swap shop from Monday Jan. 27 to Friday Jan. 31. The swap shop was set up in the flag lobby and worked to recycle unneeded supplies to those at the school who need it. A prevalent threat to the environment at this moment is the excess waste humans...

Senior Meg Keefer finds herself hiking up a mountain during the winter, the cold air brushing against her face and the snow crunching underneath her boots as she makes her way up the steep slope. Though Keefer's legs are tired from the effort, the sweet moments of support from her friends continue to...

It is lunchtime at school and, as per usual, you grab the first plate of pizza served, a required fruit or vegetable, a dessert, and then you sit down with your friends. By the end of the lunch period, you have barely finished, but amidst the ringing of the bell and conversations with friends, thinking...

Playing the piano and saving the environment don't seem like they go hand in hand. But for juniors Malvika Bhardwaj and Estella Cui, that is exactly where their passions lie. Both piano players and leaders of Environmental Club, they hope to show off their musical skills while raising awareness for environmental...

In a world with its fair share of problems, it is no wonder that today's youth are taking it upon themselves to correct the wrongs of the past. Change doesn't happen overnight; it is with consistent, long-term efforts that solutions to issues such as climate change can be reached. Here, at Westford...

Students and teens all over the world have been stepping up and trying to help environmental challenges that the world is facing. Westford Academy students have also been taking a stand through both the environmental club and the compost club. Science teachers Mark Soo and Jennifer Girardi have been...

We have all at some point or another, perhaps at a moment of anxiety, or life's stressful episodes which make the world feel as if it is collapsing upon us, fantasized about simply starting from scratch. Most of us have at least once humored our mind with visions of moving far away to practice an art,...

Recently, the WA Environmental Club has been pushing for solar panels to be installed on the roof of the school. Currently, the process is moving a little bit further along, as the club was able to contact a company to install the panels. With a company in mind, the club is gathering more information...

Autumn is a time for harvesting, picking pumpkins, and composting–even at Westford Academy. In the spring of 2015, the cafeteria pursued a composting initiative and concentrated on giving food waste another life by collecting it and transferring it to a pig farm.  Now, the environmental club will...