In a basement recording studio, heavy guitar riffs, relentless drumming, intricate bass harmonies, and powerful vocals resonate. This is Griffin The Band, a heavy metal group consisting of senior and guitarist Daniel Fonck, senior and bassist Keira Timlin, senior and vocalist Asha Ghai, and junior and...

Many people run from problems, but students on the math team hunt them. With a number two pencil and a mastery of algebra, they aren't just solving for x, rather, they are proving that math is the ultimate competitive contest. The Westford Academy Math Team competed at the New England Mathematics...

At an academically rigorous school like WA, where grades, homework, and achieving scholastic success often seem to be at the forefront, it can be difficult to allow oneself to relax and spend time on hobbies like art, writing, or music, simply for the sake of fun. The Beyond Words Literary Club, however,...

It's easy for students to become so caught up in the academic aspect of the high school experience that they forget about everything else, including giving back to their community. The members of the National Honor Society (NHS) at WA, who recently hosted their Veteran's Appreciation Fundraiser, are...

WA Girls Soccer (WAGS) is known for its team's imperishable kinship. From the countless memories at spags (spaghetti dinner parties) to bus rides filled with laughter, the team acts as a second family for all the girls. This sense of unity among the girls has led to the season’s ongoing success...

While high school alumni speak fondly on their experiences, seldom do they plan to return as staff, much less to their own school. After graduating from WA in 2017 and earning a degree in Psychology from UMass Lowell, Danielle Mendonca has made her way back to WA as the new Athletic Administrative...

Not many people can say that they have dedicated the better part of their career to a particular job. However, for Administrative Assistant Betsy Parke, who will be retiring after twenty-one years at WA, this is just one of her many accomplishments. Despite the evolving environment around her, the...

As the end of the 2020-2021 school year draws near, seniors of Westford Academy are saying their goodbyes to friends, classmates, teachers, clubs, and sports teams. Previously, seniors have chosen to stay in clubs until June but as a result of the pandemic and efforts to cut down the number of students...

This is a continuation of a series  While my great grandfather was being shipped throughout bases in China, just a few hundred miles to the northeast, the bloodiest battle in the Pacific Theater was being waged. The United States' strategy of "island-hopping" was inching closer to the Japanese...

This is a continuation of a series that I started writing in my sophomore year. It consists of journal entries from my great grandfather's journal as he traveled overseas during the second world war. I wanted to finish these as the last few articles that I'd post during my time in high school, but given...

At the start of the 2019-2020 school year Westford Academy eliminated most substitute teachers. Whenever a teacher is absent now, students report to the cafe for a DLT, unless there is a sub or teacher in that class, in which case students stay in the classroom. Here are some WA students' opinions on...

Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, Investment Club will be added to Westford Academy’s official extra-curricular activities. The club focuses on giving high school students the opportunity to experiment with and earn real money, while learning valuable business skills. According to junior Ian...