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Photos: Spirit Week Livens WA

Photos: Spirit Week Livens WA

Oct 7, 2013

This week is WA's annual spirit week. The Ghostwriter will be covering all the events, showcasing the best of the best on Sports Day, USA Day, Formal Day, and Halloween Day. [doptg id="42"]

Photos: WA Volleyball defeats AB

Sep 20, 2013

By Charlotte Redman Staff Writer Westford Academy volleyball faced off against Acton-Boxborough on Friday night. The Ghosts left victorious, winning three sets out of five. [doptg id="39"]

Video: Senior Internship Fair 2013

Jun 17, 2013

By Ethan Walshe Editor-in-Chief Many members of the senior class spent fourth quarter out in the world on an internship. They worked in schools, research departments, businesses, charities and many other locations. Others worked on a senior project, with some making surfboards to others creating...

Video: Lacrosse season in review

Jun 14, 2013

By Doug Boyle Staff Writer The Westford Academy varisty girls' lacrosse team finished off a fantastic season on Wednesday with a tough loss to Notre Dame Hingham. The Ghosts were 19-1 in the regluar season, and played fanastsically in the playoffs beating their first four openents. This included...

Doubles lead boys' tennis

Doubles lead boys’ tennis

Jun 7, 2013

By Kyle Auger Sports Editor Often when a sports fan thinks abut Westford Academy, they think about hockey, lacrosse, football and a dominant girls’ tennis team. Boys’ tennis is not on that list. However, this year the team was a force to be reckoned with, finishing the regular season 13-3. The...

Girls' Lacrosse nets winning year

Girls’ Lacrosse nets winning year

May 31, 2013

By Doug Boyle Staff Writer The Westford Academy girls’ lacrosse team is headed to the state tournament, finishing a fantastic regular season with a record of 19-1. The team had high expectations for the year, but nobody could have predicted the extremities to how successful this year has been....

Boys' Tennis Swinging Their Way To Success

Boys’ Tennis Swinging Their Way To Success

May 7, 2013

By Amy Kuem & Doug Boyle Staff Writers The boys' tennis team is starting to gain recognition as a prominent sport at Westford Academy. The boys' team may not have the best record, but it is clear that some of the athletes are on their way to becoming some of the greatest players in Westford...

Runners at the meet

WA track runs past Waltham

Apr 29, 2013

Kai-Lou Yue Staff Writer The WA track team won in a home meet for both girls’ and boys’ against Waltham on Wednesday, April 24th. The boys dominated with a total score of 83 that more than doubled Waltham’s score of 41, and girls’ track won with a score of 54 to 32. This meet, about halfway...

Photos: WA track races to the win

Photos: WA track races to the win

Apr 10, 2013

By Alok Ganguly Staff Writer On Wednesday, April 3rd, Westford Academy's track team matched up against both Boston Latin and Concord Carlisle. Westford Academy pulled away with a victory over both teams. [doptg id="23"]

Freud pushes the limits

Mar 12, 2013

By Victoria Walker Staff Writer With spring approaching quickly and in the midst of schedule-planning, students at WA may find themselves conflicted about what activities they will be able to fit into their schedule. They may think that they have to limit themselves to a sport, a student council...

WA Girls' Hockey team after winning the DCL championship title.

Girls’ Hockey team outplays competition

Mar 1, 2013

A well oiled machine must have all of its parts working together, each doing its separate job to collaborate and cooperate to achieve a common goal. The Westford Academy Girls' Hockey could easily be described as a perfectly oiled machine, with all players working together, building upon their...

The football team is one of the hardest hit in WA athletics by concussions

WA Athletics: Damaged by concussions

Jan 8, 2013

By Kyle Auger Sport Editor "I was fighting for a job and knew I couldn't afford to be knocked out. So I willed myself back to my feet. I got up like a drunken man and started searching for that big hit, but the play was already over. I made my way to the sideline, where I received medical attention,"...