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Varsity Volleyball Team in a Huddle Before the Game

WA Varsity Volleyball loses to LS

Oct 29, 2014

Olivia Caron Staff Writer   Westford Academy Varsity Volleyball took a loss this Friday against Lincoln-Sudbury. The final score was 3-1. In WA’s crowd, the parents, siblings, and even some grandparents came to cheer on the team. By the end of the game, our stands were full of people supporting...

NHS tutoring in session

NHS Tutoring Is Back

Oct 29, 2014

By Ben Walker Staff Writer Every year, the National Honor Society invites a variety of Westford Academy students to join them. Although each student requires a specific grade point average, it brings in many new faces with each coming school year. One of the many things NHS does is help tutor...

Football team today before the game

WA falls on senior night

Oct 24, 2014
The WA football team played against Lincoln Sudbury today. Read the story to find out what happened.
Seniors entering with a truck

Seniors sweep spirit rally

Oct 24, 2014
Today, spirit week ended with the annual WA spirit rally. See pictures of the rally in the gallery.
The DDMs: What are they?

The DDMs: What are they?

Oct 10, 2014
The District Determine Measure, or DDM, is a form of evaluation that measures how teachers affect their students on a scale of low, moderate, and high. The evaluation uses this scale by analyzing patterns and trends of student growth.
WA Compliments makes a comeback

WA Compliments makes a comeback

Oct 6, 2014
WA Compliments, a social media account that anonymously spreads compliments from an anonymous source to the receiver, has made a comeback on Twitter after the Facebook version of the account from a couple years ago died down.
The logo for the app.

Yik Yak: students and faculty speak

Sep 23, 2014
This summer, a new social media app took WA student's smartphones by storm: Yik Yak. For those who are unaware, Yik Yak is best described as an anonymous, location based "twitter". Students within a certain radius of each other can "yak" something (create a post on the app) and it will be placed on a feed that is viewed in a style similar to Twitter.
Jones attempts to cross the ball during a recent game.

Jones excels on the field

Sep 22, 2014
Freshman Derek Jones has made the varsity boys' soccer team for the 2014 season and adds speed and exceptional ball skills to the team.