On Wednesday, January 17th, Westford Public Schools woke up to another snowstorm and therefore, another snow day. For WA students, this storm hit two days before midterms were supposed to start. As a result, students and parents received an email the night before outlining a new schedule if school...

In September of the school year, a false survey was sent out to between 20-40 girls at WA. The survey used the name of an official company, and was designed to look as though it had been sent from the WA Health Department. A student recently reported the survey to Officer Geoffrey Pavao, who led an...

In light of the snow day on January 17, the Westford Academy administration has decided to once again change the midterm schedule, citing stress concerns and the program Challenge Success, an initiative focused on reducing student stress in schools around the country, as factors for the decision.  The...

On Tuesday, January 16, the Varsity Boys' Basketball team won against Concord Carlisle with a score of 58-39. Coach Chris Bramanti wanted to focus on maintaining communication for a strong defense, and that was displayed by the team throughout the game. The first quarter was the weakest for WA. The...

The WA Boys’ Ice Hockey suffered a close defeat last night at skate 3 to Andover. The first period was fairly deadlocked, with Andover getting the puck on the first face off. The second face off stuffed WA into their half of the ice. But that didn’t stop number 16, Matt Cielakie, from gaining...

Following two snow days on January 4th and 5th, the administration of Westford Academy met on Monday to decide what to do as it pertains to the midterm schedule considering the missed class time. After a bit of delay, the schedule was announced as follows: Midterms will begin on Friday, January 19th,...

The current school lunch system is inherently detrimental to students. It is random whether or not you will be placed in a lunch with people you know. At WA, there are four lunches that occur during long block every day. Each room number is scheduled for one of these four lunches. Students are put in...

Last night, WA boys basketball varsity won 64-56 against Wayland, putting them at 1-2 on the season. Throughout the game, the score was even, consistently flipping between who was in the lead. During the first quarter, tensions were quite high and it was anyone's game. WA managed to defend well during...

The second week was full of impressive returns from players who had not played in the first week. It also saw a huge comeback, a team hold their opponent to nine points in a half, and the sophomore single game scoring record this season get broken...twice...by the same player. UC Santa Cruz Banana...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, directed by Rian Johnson, was released on December 15th. This installment tells the story of the slowly dying Resistance trying to escape the grasps of the First Order. Meanwhile, the main character, Rey (played by Daisy Ridley), travels to a remote location to find Luke...

On Tuesday, December 19th, the WA Boys' Basketball team took on the Wayland Warriors in their home opener. After a long battle, the boys eventually pulled away, grabbing a 64-56 win.  

Right before Thanksgiving, the FCC announced its intentions to repeal the Obama-era policy of Net Neutrality. The repeal vote is set to take place on December 14, and the effects, if repealed, will be much larger than we can imagine. Most simply, the policy requires internet service providers (ISPs)...