Ciara Chan, a junior at WA, has qualified for Worlds, a huge Irish step competition in Dublin, Ireland. Irish step is a style of dance that is popular in Europe, especially in Ireland. The dance form can be performed in groups or in a solo. There are many different types of Irish dance; however,...

Matt Laverdure will be taking his talents in baseball to Westfield State University, where he will be a member of the Owls pitching rotation for the upcoming 2019 season. With an outstanding junior year season, Matt was named a DCL All-Star, which meant he was one of the best pitchers in his division....

Introducing Jennifer Hoffman, a biology and forensic science teacher who has recently joined WA's science department. Q: Have you always wanted to become a teacher? A: I wanted to be a vet originally. In college I was a teaching assistant in a biology lab at my college, and I also taught horseback...

This year is the last year for senior field hockey star, Hannah Keefe. Over the four years that Keefe has been at WA, she has accomplished many things academically and physically. Keefe has been team captain junior and senior years along with being the leading scorer senior year. "I was [a] DCL All-Star...

`````````````````` On May 10, WA's Varsity Baseball team won against Bedford. Many of the team members were nervous about the big game, but were confident about winning. Assistant Coach Brian Roark was excited about the upcoming game and was optimistic about the chances. " I think the team...

The Day of Silence is an annual day to spread awareness for bullying and harassment for the LGBTQ community at school.  GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network) has been a huge part of the event since April 1996. Every year the organization sets a day to spread awareness and schools from around...

This school year, a brand new club has been added to WA's list of activities. 24%, started by sophomore Jamie Wolpert, is focused on getting more female high school students interested in pursuing STEM careers after high school. 24% is  the percentage of women who work in STEM in America, as Wolpert...

This season for WA’s Girls' Volleyball (WAGV) team has been historic. During the season, the team managed 16 wins and 2 losses. Each game became more difficult with increasingly challenging opponents. The team picked up their first win against rival Acton-Boxborough (AB) with 3 sets won. After their...

The fall musical, The Little Mermaid directed by Larry Sousa, runs from Friday, November 10 to Tuesday, November 21, and stars Thomas Sanders as Prince Eric and Emily Sawosik as Ariel. Sanders has been acting in theater since fifth grade. He first began acting at SSPA, and the past few summers he...

Located down a dirt path behind Westford’s Millennium preschool is small greenhouse built entirely out of plastic bottles. The greenhouse was built by students at WA, freshmen Dhwani Shrivastava. Erin McEwan, and Emily Jordan. The $650 project was funded by their The Roots and Shoots Foundation...

Although hypnosis seems magical for most, to Frank Santos Jr., it is second nature. Santos has been performing at corporate events, schools, and nightclubs for over fifteen years, and has performed at WA for over seven years. Santos grew up in Rhode Island surrounded by hypnosis. His father had been...

Westford Academy Social Studies department head Libby Porter recently revealed that this school year will be her last at WA, concluding many years of service as a teacher and curriculum coordinator. For much of her life, Porter knew that she wanted to be an educator, earning her Bachelor’s degree...