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Olympia Restaurant brings Greek food at its highest

Olympia Restaurant brings Greek food at its highest

Conor Bellone, Staff Writer Feb 20, 2017

The Olympia Restaurant is an institution of Greek food known by any Greek person, or friend of one, this side of the state. Going back to the 50's, it has brought the flavors of Lowell's Greek immigrants to the main stage, not to mention the famous Zorba Music Hall next door showing musical acts (and...

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...

Udupi Bhavan in Lowell

Gulabi Udupi

Alisha Sabnis, Advertising Manager Feb 15, 2017

I recently was able to dine at Udupi Bhavan, a South-Indian vegetarian restaurant located in Lowell, MA. The meal included a buffet stacked with a variety of dishes from sweets to spices. The building is located at 1717 Middlesex Street and the restaurant is open Tuesday-Friday from 11:30am to 3:00pm...

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...

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...

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...

Players from both teams at center ice

WA wins against Chelmsford at Skate 3

Chris Higgins, Staff Writer Jan 22, 2017

On Saturday, January 21st, the WA Boys' Hockey team and Chelmsford High School faced off at Skate 3. The first period started off slow with only one penalty on WA and no goals. Suddenly with only two minutes left in the first, WA scored the first goal off of a shot by junior Sean Egan. The...

Freshman Olivia Donahue on beam

WA Gymnastics is on a roll this season

Chloe Morbelli, Staff Writer Jan 19, 2017

On January 17, Westford Academy Girls' Gymnastics had its first home meet of the season. The team of new freshmen and returning upperclassmen gymnasts started the season strong and has been on a roll ever since. WA totaled 135.35 to 132.2 of its competitor Acton-Boxborough for the fourth meet of the...

Opinion: How should student stress be handled?

Opinion: How should student stress be handled?

Mehul Shrivastava, News Editor Jan 17, 2017

Early on in the school year, WA students took a survey that was meant to study habits and stress levels of students. The results that came in were slightly alarming, leading Principal Jim Antonelli to make the decision to include Westford Academy in Challenge Success, a program run by the Stanford Graduate...

Stem and Bean takes root in Westford

Stem and Bean takes root in Westford

Mahi Kandage, Staff Writer Jan 17, 2017

Located in a chic yellow farmhouse on Rt 110 in Westford, MA, Stem and Bean is en route to being a go-to coffee shop for Westford teens and adults alike. An independently-owned, one-of-a-kind business, Stem and Bean is known for its rich, warm hot chocolate as well as coffees, teas, and nitro brews....