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Andee Song preparing for Wellesley's serve.

Photos: WA Girls’ Tennis loses vs. Wellesley

Morgan Rose, Staff Writer Jun 14, 2016

Westford Academy played Wellesley in Girl's tennis today at Lexington Academy. Westford Academy lost 3-2, therefore having Wellesley become the Eastern MA Champions of the MIAA State Tournament. Westford Academy had previously won the Division 1 North Championship. The Westford roster consists of...

Teams prepare for action before the game.

Volleyball’s remarkable run ends

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Jun 10, 2016

Westford Academy Boys' Volleyball team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Framingham Flyers this afternoon at Wellesley High School. Competing for a trip to the state championship, WA fought their hearts out to the final point but could not overcome the young Framingham team. The first game was...

Lawlor to open for McGraw at CMA's

Lawlor to open for McGraw at CMA’s

Anthony Cammalleri, Staff Writer Jun 3, 2016

On June 9th, WA senior, singer-songwriter Caroline Lawlor will be performing as an opening artist for the 2016 Country Music Association Awards on the Tim McGraw stage, a performance which will be displayed to thousands, if not millions of country music enthusiasts from all around the United States. Although...

Find out what features editor Kayla Chavier has to say as she graduates!

Accepting insanity

Kayla Chavier, Features Editor Jun 2, 2016

Before the school year even began, I was assigned the task of reading Catch-22, by Joseph Heller, for my AP Literature and Composition class. This book was a complicated entanglement of different scenarios and characters.  I fortunately made it out of the maze of Heller’s winding ideas, and I found...

Pushed to success

Pushed to success

Kai-Lou Yue, Editor-in-Chief Jun 2, 2016

As an eighth grader, when it came time to choose courses for freshman year, I knew I wanted orchestra to be my freshman elective. I had played violin in school since third grade, and it was only natural for me to continue what I was comfortable with, even though I didn't particularly enjoy playing the...

Pilachowski set to soar with Eagles

Pilachowski set to soar with Eagles

Natasha Singh, Staff Writer May 27, 2016

State record holder for the boys 400 meter freestyle relay and future alumni of Westford Academy, Kyle Pilachowski, will be swimming competitively for the Boston College Eagles. The Eagles compete as a member of the NCAA Division I level, primarily competing in the Atlantic Coast Conference....

Senior Artists Replicate Monet’s Work

Elsa Heil and Skye Berry-Tucker May 17, 2016

After days of hard work and dedication two seniors, Britt Sodersjerna and Madeline Mortensen exhibit their final piece of art that will leave a long lasting impression on Westford Academy. They spent a week planning the replica mural and at last the idea came to them while brainstorming at Starbucks. "A...

A senior finishes her sign out sheet in order to participate in Capstone.

Capstone begins for seniors

Ellie Smith, Editor-in-Chief Apr 7, 2016

With the end of the third term coming to a close, close to 90 percent of this year’s senior class will participate in the Capstone program where they will embark on an internship or complete a project to further their learning outside of the classroom. However, not all students were always given...

Senior Cat Mahanna defends herself against three Bromfield players.

Westford wins a tight game over Bromfield

Niha Kaushik, Staff Writer Apr 3, 2016

On April 2nd, the WA Girls' Lacrosse team narrowly beat Bromfield, with a final score of 13-11. WA started off the game with a strong lead, scoring 5 goals at around ten minutes into the game, with 1 goal for Bromfield. Both teams fought for goals in the minutes that followed. However, in the...