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NS and WA players line up for an NS free throw

Boys’ Basketball loses to Newton South

Ben Walker, Co Editor in Chief Feb 16, 2017

On Thursday, February 16th, the WA Boys' Basketball team faced off against Newton-South (NS) Lions at 5:30pm at WA. The boys' game was the first in a doubleheader at WA, with the girls also taking on Newton-South at 7pm. After fighting an uphill battle for the entire game, the boys were not able to catch...

Senior basketball players lining up with their parents

Boys’ Basketball falls to AB 54-39 on Senior Night

Varshini Ramanathan and Kai-Jia Yue Feb 15, 2017

On Tuesday, February 14, WA Boys' Basketball failed to maintain their narrow lead over the Acton-Boxboro Colonials and fell further behind as the game went on, finally ending at a 54-39 loss. Although WA's deficit was clear from halftime onward, the Ghosts kept the tension up until the end of the game. Being...

Snow Day Grader: February 13th

Snow Day Grader: February 13th

Varshini Ramanathan, Sports Editor Feb 13, 2017

On Monday, February 13, Westford Public Schools were cancelled due to a snowstorm that lasted Sunday into early Monday. Superintendent Bill Olsen cancelled school the previous evening, as weather forecasts stated that snow would continue into the late morning. However, contrary to prediction, the snow...

Girls' hockey takes down Waltham 5-2

Girls’ hockey takes down Waltham 5-2

Andrew Friel, Co-Editor in Chief Feb 9, 2017

WA girls' ice hockey was able to pick up their seventh win in a row tonight, beating Waltham by a commanding score of 5-2. While struggling at the very beginning of the game, the girls were able to begin to dominate in order to secure the victory. As the game began, one could not help but notice that...

5 Anticipated Books For 2017

5 Anticipated Books For 2017

Rachel Wright, Staff Writer Feb 8, 2017

As someone who loves to read and makes time to do it every day, I have picked five books that should be anticipated by all high school students. They will all be released in the next few months, A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas This is the third book in the A Court of Thorns and Roses...

Student suspended indefinitely after violent threat

Student suspended indefinitely after violent threat

Anthony Cammalleri, Managing Editor Feb 4, 2017

On the morning of January 31st, a WA sophomore was taken in by administration after posting a three-student "hit list" on Facebook the night before. The incident was brought to the attention by one of the students targeted in the post, who, upon noticing the threat, went directly to the office of...

Sophomore Scott Beattie and Junior Paul Cran III guard an LS player

Boy’s Basketball loses to Lincoln-Sudbury 44-57

Mehul Shrivastava and Kai-Jia Yue Feb 4, 2017

On Friday, February 3, the WA Boys' Basketball team played an intense game against the Lincoln-Sudbury Warriors. The close scoring and the energy of the game had the audience at the edge of their seats until the end, as WA fell short and lost 57-44. The first quarter started with Lincoln-Sudbury scoring...

Senior captain Emma Orfanos walks to her coaches during the starting ceremony

WA Gymnastics scores high but falls short of win on Senior Night

Chloe Morbelli, Staff Writer Feb 3, 2017

Westford Academy Girls’ Gymnastics came to the near end of the season with their last home meet against Newton South on February 2, 2017. The meet’s final score was 137.65 for WA, coming in second to Newton South’s 140.0. Despite the loss, the girls had their best meet of the season, sending their...

Assassin's Creed disappoints

Assassin’s Creed disappoints

Dinesh Shanthakumar, Staff Writer Jan 31, 2017

The creators  of Assassin's Creed based their game off a simple concept, roaming around and getting into awesome fights. Then, they added a logical historical plotline, along with stellar graphics, an extended map and some parkour action and boom, you got yourself a multimillion dollar earning franchise. Assassin's...

Snow Day Grader: January 24th

Snow Day Grader: January 24th

Kai-Jia Yue, Social Media Manager Jan 25, 2017

On Tuesday, January 24th Westford Public Schools had their first snow day of the year after being blanketed with snow.This snow day was not really expected as there was no real accumulation of snow and the snow that had built up had already started to melt. Superintendent Bill Olsen first announced...