As the school year ends and summer starts, seniors begin to leave Westford Academy and move on to a new part of their lives. While they wrap up their classes and figure out their paths in life, many commit to college. Others are choosing a different path that strays away from the rest. For senior...

The senior girls track and field team captain, Maia Wahlquist, is someone who has persevered. When she returned to the U.S. from Sweden, she fell in love with track and field. However, she suffers from Compartment Syndrome, which has caused her many difficulties. She pushed through and now runs track...

Students often study abroad for a number of different reasons—a chance to meet new people, further explore their interests in a way that U.S. schools may not allow them to, and gain a unique perspective. These are all factors that seniors Jeremy Limbert and Sacha Owen considered in deciding to further...

Across the country lies San Diego, where almost everything is wildly different from the town of Westford. The beach, palm trees, and the dry, coastal climate are all alien to someone who has lived in Westford their whole life, with the town's big houses and apple farms. In San Diego, at San Diego State...

Ben Evangelista is a senior at Westford Academy, he has had an avid interest in flying helicopters. For Evangelista's WA Capstone Project, he signed up for an internship at CR Helicopters, a helicopter company located in Nashua, New Hampshire. CR Helicopters is a helicopter school and rental that...

Through crossing the United States-Canada border to head onwards to our northern’s neighbor’s distinct French-speaking province, 290.2 miles marks the distance between Westford and Montreal– a distance only further enlarged by their cultural and regional differences. Senior Megan Tierney is...

Dual enrollment is a path out of the ordinary that has allowed many students to succeed in an environment outside of their hometown high school. It is a resource open for many WA students, allowing them to take college courses in place of classes at WA and still get credits.  For seniors Hannah...

Many students have had a phase in their lives in which they wanted to become a doctor-- a job that requires commitment, compassion, and a strong work ethic. However, this wasn’t just a phase for WA senior, Paru Sreekanth. She will be continuing her love for medicine at UMass Amherst studying biology...