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While enjoying the rally, a group of seniors pose for a picture.

Photos: Westford Academy’s 2025-2026 Spirit Rally

Anushka Tekade, Staff Writer
Nov 3, 2025

Westford Academy's annual Spirit Rally was held on Friday, Oct. 24. All four grades competed against each other in a lineup of seven different games, including five from last year: the pie eating contest,...

All the different kinds of colleges students will be applying to.

Soundbytes: How has the college application process been for you?

Maddie Kelly, Staff Writer
Nov 2, 2025

While some seniors plan to pursue opportunities other than higher education, many are preparing to take their next steps toward college. Many colleges allow students to apply in the fall through early...

From left to right: senior captains Peier Li, Chase Dubuque, and Maddie Smith smile for a picture at senior night.

From fairways to farewell: WA Golf ends bittersweet season with Li and Smith in state championship

Gabriel Freeman, Co-Sports Editor
Oct 30, 2025

Under the gray skies of the state championship, senior golf captains Peier Li and Maddie Smith teed off one last time for Westford Academy. Wind howled across the choppy fairways as the pressure mounted....

Student cars reside in their designated spots during the school day.

WA takes the fast lane to safety with newly assigned parking spots

Kate Kelly, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Sep 5, 2025

As of the start of the 2025-2026 school year, WA will be assigning numbered parking spots to students in the senior parking lot. This policy change was a result of several administrative concerns, and...

WA senior football players gather to take a group picture with their families.

Photos: WA Football takes a 35-7 victory on Senior Night

Anushka Tekade, Staff Writer
Oct 16, 2024

WA Football competed against Waltham in an energy-packed game during Senior Night, taking place on Friday, Oct. 11 at the Trustees Field. WA was able to leave the game victorious, defeating Waltham with...

Seniors Sun, Caldwell, and Brown stare through the net, preparing for Boston Latin's serve.

WA Boys’ Volleyball falls to Boston Latin 3-1

Victoria Farley, Co-Sports Editor
May 20, 2024

Westford Academy Boys’ Volleyball fell short to Boston Latin 3-1 in a four set match at their senior night game on Thursday, May 16.  A lack of defense and communication caused WA to struggle in...

Korchev poses for a photo in the bell lobby.

Korchev awarded title of Class of 2024 Valedictorian

Saanvi Arora, News Editor
May 19, 2024

The end of senior year brings a time when students often reminisce about their accomplishments throughout their academic careers. And for senior Alex Korchev, he has one more accomplishment to add to the...

The delay in the FAFSA has caused a waiting game for seniors and their families.

The long wait for the FAFSA delays college decisions

James Farley, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Mar 29, 2024

The spring season means many things for high school seniors. Completing the final assignments of a four-year high school career, taking part in their last extracurricular activities, and departing from...

Sanders and Weinberg sitting on stage in WA's auditorium.

Senior students bring their original plays to the Boston Theater Marathon

Natalie Bearfield, Staff Writer
Mar 18, 2024

From the beginning stages of a production to the final show out on stage, performing a live play in a theater is hard work. The actors spend several hours each day practicing their lines and preparing...

Seniors Devesh Khamitkar and Adam Wedlake present their product to the judges at the UMass Lowell Differencemaker Rocket Pitch Event.

WA seniors take home first prize at UMass Lowell Differencemaker Rocket Pitch Event

Simrah Azmi and Ellie Lawrance
Dec 18, 2023

WA seniors Devesh Khamitkar, Adam Wedlake, Griffin Lewis, and Stephen Lewis have become the fifth team of high schoolers in the region to win the UMass Lowell Differencemaker Rocket Pitch Event with their...

Music teacher Karen St. George awards her daughter, Senior Jill St. George, her diploma.

Photos: Class of 2023 Graduation

Pravar Mukkala, Co-Editor-in-Chief
Jun 5, 2023

The Class of 2023 Graduation took place on Saturday, June 3 after being postponed from Friday, June 2 due to inclement weather. Through short rain showers and wind that threatened to blow graduation caps...

Senior Madelyn Haley smiles in her nursing scrubs outside of WA.

Haley takes to the stage as 2023 class speaker

Kate Kelly, Co-Features Editor
Jun 2, 2023

Within the next month the class of 2023 will come together, draped in gowns and caps, to reminisce about their years at WA. No amount of time in a classroom could have prepared them for the global pandemic...

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