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Violette comes to WA

Kai-Jia Yue, Social Media Editor Oct 11, 2016

In the room across from Linda Mahoney's desk, Micaela Violette has moved into her new niche in the school as the school's second social worker. Violette works closely with the guidance department and provides individual counseling for students to help with social skills and how to manage anxiety. She...

A look at self-harm

A look at self-harm

Jan 21, 2015
Learn more about self-harm from both a student's perspective as well as a guidance counselor's.
Brian Doherty expressing his eagerness to be a part of WA.

Meet guidance counselor Doherty

Sep 15, 2014

By Peter Conway Staff Writer Brian Doherty is a new guidance counseler here at Westford Academy this this year. Learn more about Doherty's past, his favorite aspects of the job, and his inviting personality. Q: Where did you go to college? A: I went to an undergraduate at Southern Connecticut...

Internships grow nearer for seniors

Internships grow nearer for seniors

Feb 14, 2014
It's almost that time of year for seniors who are ready to leave Westford Academy and venture into the working world. As of April 4th, all seniors who choose to participate in an internship, senior project, or community service project will have left WA for the third quarter.
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...

Student loans: An investigative report

Student loans: An investigative report

Jan 25, 2014
The Ghostwriter has looked into the role of student loans in financing college education, in terms of how loans work, the ramifications of taking them out, how the school educates students about these loans, and current and recently graduated students' perspectives.

New program bridges gap for returning students

Jan 9, 2014

By Kai-Lou Yue Business Manager With the heavy workload and fast paced classes at WA, missing just one or two days of classes can be difficult to make up. For students who have had extended absences due to vacations or hospitalizations, the amount of school and homework that accumulates can be both...

Karatkewicz meeting with senior Rachel Madhur

Karatkewicz saves her seniors

Oct 30, 2013

By Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief  Fall is stressful for seniors. The college application process dominates first quarter as students finalize their college lists and prepare for their various deadlines. A certain group of seniors this year may have felt like they had an extra reason to be stressed:...

Surviving first senior semester

Surviving first senior semester

Sep 30, 2013

By Victoria Walker Business Manager College. It's one of those things that everyone’s excited about, but to which no one wants to apply. Nearing the end of  September, some students have worked diligently on their applications all summer, some have already applied and been accepted to their first...

Karatkewicz Blends into WA

Karatkewicz Blends into WA

Sep 11, 2013

By Victoria Walker Business Manager You can never be quite sure what to expect, walking into the newly arranged office of an incoming staff member. Often, after only a few days into the new job, white walls and cold metal filing cabinets are the only hints given at one’s life and past experiences,...