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The Granite Cornhole boards that are by the senior entrance.

New granite cornhole set added to WA senior entrance

Misha Singhal, Co-Reviews and Opinions Editor
Oct 30, 2025

Westford Academy welcomed a new addition to the senior entrance this September: a granite cornhole set-up, gifted by the graduated classes of 2024 and 2025. The project was paid for by leftover class funds...

Edition II, Crossword 6: Sports

WA Ghostwriter
Nov 17, 2023

For all you sports fans out there, enjoy this 100% sports themed crossword! Send us any suggestions for future crossword themes!

Edition II, Crossword #5: Autumn

Edition II, Crossword #5: Autumn

WA Ghostwriter
Nov 3, 2023

Solve our crossword below! Comment or DM us on Instagram (@wa_ghostwriter) with feedback and suggestions for future themes in the upcoming weeks.

Edition II, Crossword #2: Rain

Edition II, Crossword #2: Rain

WA Ghostwriter
Sep 15, 2023

Enjoy solving the Ghostwriter's weekly crossword below! Comment or DM us on Instagram (@wa_ghostwriter) with feedback or suggestions for future themes in the upcoming weeks.

Edition II, Crossword #1: Back to School

Edition II, Crossword #1: Back to School

WA Ghostwriter
Sep 10, 2023

Fill out our first crossword of the school year below!

Head coach Cheri Fisher coaches the team from the side lines.

Concord-Carlisle wins against Westford Academy’s girl field hockey team

Mackenzie Adam, Staff Writer
Sep 21, 2021

Westford Academy faces a tough match against Concord-Carlisle at Trustees field on September 20, 2021.  The final score came down to 2-6 with Concord-Carlisle ultimately winning. Westford fought very...

A new step to the future using virtual reality and human actions.

Virtual reality: a way of playing a new life

Mackenzie Adam, Staff Writer
Dec 18, 2020

Put a headset on and get teleported into a complete new world with flying planes, zombies attacking, a full laser-tag game, or anything your mind can think of. All of this can be generated through technology;...

Hay Day Game Review

Hay Day Game Review

Penny Joyce, Staff Writer
Mar 25, 2019

There have been many different games that grabbed people's attention over the past several years, but Hay Day is one that’s stuck around for some time. My friends and I started playing Hay Day in about...

Gaming Club members at a meeting

Gaming Club continues with new adviser

Ben Walker, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jan 11, 2017

Every Thursday, students from all grades head to room 222 for the weekly meeting of the Gaming Club. Headed by adviser Jonathan Geary, the club is meant for students to come in every week to play any games...

Members from game club playing a card game

Release your inner Gandalf

Kai-Lou Yue, Editor-In-Chief
Sep 23, 2015

Once a week, in one of the science rooms on the second floor of WA, a group of students prepare to go on a quest, or begin strategizing a battle or two. As is typical for the WA Strategic Gaming...

Opinion: Should all of the Winter Olympic activities really be called sports?

The “Sports” of the Olympics

Mar 3, 2014

By Anthony Giovino Staff Writer In truth, the Winter Olympics are, for the most part, called what they truly are: games. The so-called "sports" of these Olympics are no more a sport than cleaning...

Catching Fire blazes away viewers

Dec 6, 2013

By Ellie Smith Features Editor As audience members file into AMC Theaters in Tyngsboro, MA, they can hardly contain their excitement for the movie that is about to start. With most of the audience...

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