Every season we see the numbers and names change on every sports team. This year, the varsity football team welcomes in freshman Jack Wilson. This ninth grade offensive tackle has been playing with the varsity team all season providing protection in the pocket when his skills are needed. Being a...

Over the past two years, anytime a tragedy happens Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat becomes filled with hashtags like '#Prayfor____'. Whether it be a terrorist attack or a natural disaster, the top trending hashtags on Twitter asks us to #Prayfor whoever falls victim to tragedy and to #PrayfortheWorld. It's...

On Friday, October 20, WA held the annual Spirit Rally during the last two blocks of the day to wrap up Spirit Week. All grade levels lined up around each side of the ring set up in the soccer field, and competed in events such as the potato sack race and sumo wrestling. The sunny, 70 degree weather...

WA's Girls Varsity Soccer had a game with Bedford. With a final score of 2-1, the WA team won.

One of the most popular traditions for the better part of the last decade during the famed WA Spirit Week is the Lady Grey Ghost Football game, better known as Powderpuff. The Thursday tradition that has hosted many great games over the past years, has been cancelled for this year and for future years. One...

On October 16, 2017, at Abbot Elementary, the town of Westford hosted a special town meeting to address more 'time-sensitive' issues in the district. Issues ranged from budget adjustments to retail marijuana establishments to new zoning bylaws. Here are the most prominent decisions made last night: Article...

Each of the Westford Academy’s 1,680 students walk the same halls and share the same classes. Although we learn from the same teachers and study the same material, our ideas and opinions are greatly diverse. This is especially pertinent when it comes to politics, a subject that arouses much controversy...

On Friday September 29th, new environmental science teacher Mark Soo was doing something many will never be able to relate with; performing on the same stage as famed composer John Williams at his alma matar, Boston College. Boston College hosted the 25th annual Pop on the Heights, an event designed...

Administration has altered the WA traffic pattern this year, adding more pickup & drop-off zones and a crosswalk in the student lot. The changes were pointed at reducing traffic congestion during drop-off and pick-up times to ensure the safety of pedestrian students. At a school as large as Westford...

On Tuesday, September 5th, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Obama-era DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program would be refined in 6 months, giving Congress the responsibility to deal with the program. The hope of many is that there will be a bipartisan restructure of the...

Tommy Welham and Oliver Davey aren’t just new to the halls of the WA, but new to the tennis courts of the boys’ varsity team. However, the work it takes to get onto a varsity team in freshman year doesn’t happen overnight, but through years of practice and preparation. Oliver Davey was inspired...

Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, Investment Club will be added to Westford Academy’s official extra-curricular activities. The club focuses on giving high school students the opportunity to experiment with and earn real money, while learning valuable business skills. According to junior Ian...