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Photo by Brendon Wong, Westford Academy Boy's varsity versus Concord-Carlisle soccer game

Boys’ Soccer loses last minute to Concord-Carlisle

Shaina Gerald, Staff Writer Oct 20, 2015

On Thursday, October 15, Westford Academy lost to Concord Carlisle 1-0 in a last minute thriller. The game started off pretty even as possession transferred back and forth between both teams for most of the half. It became more intense as the clock went down. During the first half of the game,...

New faces at WA

New faces at WA

Oct 20, 2015

Click on any of the pictures below to read an article about one of the new teachers at WA.

WA lines up at end of game to high-five Newton South.

Girls’ volleyball loses 3-0

Kayla Chavier, Features Editor Oct 13, 2015

On Tuesday, October 13th, WA Girls' Volleyball lost a home game to Newton South with a final score of 3-0. In the first set, the girls started off slowly and were losing 11-5 by the first time-out.  After a break, the girls rallied with Senior Bridget Gomes delivering strong serves as well as great...

The Ghosts line up before an offensive play.

Football remains undefeated

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Oct 10, 2015

On Friday, October 9th, the WA Football team took on Waltham in their home opener. After a slow offensive first half, the Ghosts bounced back to win 21-10, keeping their undefeated season intact. Even though they won the coin toss, Waltham decided to kick off to WA. The Ghosts came out with a quick...

A map featuring all of the school shootings in the US since 2013.

Opinion: importance of ALICE

Ellie Smith, Editor-in-Chief Oct 9, 2015

School is no longer the safe place we have always known. Since 2013, there have been 142 school shootings in the US, 45 of them high schools. Active shooter situations can happen at any time, without warning. No school is immune to such a tragedy. Because of the prevalence of violence in schools...

Stickel dominates on the field

Stickel dominates on the field

Ellie Smith, Editor-in-Chief Oct 7, 2015

Constantly sprinting up and down the turf, freshman Grace Stickel displays quick speed and stamina on the soccer field. Playing the fast paced position of outside midfield, being able to take accurate shots, and having exceptional ball control are some of the aspects of the game that Stickel excels...

Freshman Mel Almasian

Almasian strikes early

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Oct 5, 2015

Meline Almasian, or Mel, is one of the few freshmen girls that made the WA girls' varsity soccer team this fall. Almasian has been playing soccer since a she was younger--first starting with travel soccer and now being positioned as a striker for WA. She says she does not want to take this opportunity...

Boys’ soccer falls to Lincoln-Sudbury

Andrew Friel, Managing Editor Sep 29, 2015

Westford Academy boys' varsity soccer lost to Lincoln-Sudbury in a lopsided match, with LS controlling the game for the most part, especially in the second half. The game began hopeful for WA, with the boys controlling possession in the middle of the pitch for the first seven or eight minutes, and...

Senior Mitchell Holman tries to beat an A.B. player to the ball.

Boys’ Soccer ties rival A.B.

Ben Walker, Sports Editor Sep 24, 2015

On Thursday, September 24th, the WA Boys' Varsity Soccer team took on rival Acton-Boxboro (A.B.), under the WA turf lights at 7pm. Although the boys had the lead for a decent amount of the second half, a late A.B. goal ended the game deadlocked at 1 apiece. The first half started off with some early...